Adulteration
[ə'dʌltəreɪʃən] or [ə,dʌltə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another).
(noun.) being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating.
Checked by Gilbert--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture.
(n.) An adulterated state or product.
Checker: Tina
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Debasement, corruption, deterioration, sophistication.
Typist: Mag
Examples
- Flour, terra alba, alum, and chalk are the chief ingredients used in the adulteration of cream of tartar. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Both operations are unjuSt. But a simple augmentation is an injustice of open violence; whereas an adulteration is an injustice of treacherous fraud. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The adulteration of the standard, on the contrary, has generally been a concealed operation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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