adulteration

Noun

Meaning

The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture.

An adulterated state or product.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

debasement blight dirtying mixture decay corruption infection pollution distortion degradation poison contamination fake decomposition alloy
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Antonyms

purification development building construction care advantage
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Hypernyms

change impurity impureness

Phrases with the word

freedom from adulteration economically motivated adulteration

Examples

Although the law drew upon many precedents, provisions, and legal experiments pioneered in individual states, the federal law defined "misbranding" and "adulteration" for the first time and prescribed penalties for each. Source: Internet

Despite attempts at quality control and standardisation, an extensive history of saffron adulteration, particularly among the cheapest grades, continues into modern times. Source: Internet

I’ll free the state from the filth of adulteration, crime and others,” said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Source: Internet

Notably more acrobatic, this sub-style is seen by some as the natural evolution of capoeira, by others as adulteration or even misinterpretation of capoeira. Source: Internet

The new wax is initially glass-clear and colourless, becoming opaque after mastication and adulteration with pollen by the hive worker bees. Source: Internet

‘Even in a court of law the judge accepts my expert witness opinion without adulteration or hesitation, and you are not beyond the courts.’ Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

adulterately adulterateness adulterating adulterator adulterer adulteress