About The Word Adulteration
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Adulteration
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What's The Definition Of Adulteration?
[n] the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
[n] being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering Synonyms | Synonyms for Adulteration: debasement Related Terms | Find terms related to Adulteration: See Also | change | impureness | impurity Adulteration In Webster's Dictionary \A*dul`ter*a"tion\, n. [L. adulteratio.]
1. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp.
of food or drink) by foreign mixture.
The shameless adulteration of the coin. --Prescott.
2. An adulterated state or product.
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