adulteration

[ uh-duhl-tuh-rey-shuhn ]

/ əˌdʌl təˈreɪ ʃən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulteration ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the act or process of adulterating.

the state of being adulterated.

something adulterated.

Origin of adulteration

1500–10; <Latin adulterātiōn- (stem of adulterātiō); see adulterate, -ion

Words nearby adulteration

Adullamite, adult, adult education, adulterant, adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adulteress, adulterine, adulterous, adultery

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Example sentences from the Web for adulteration

Facing or coloring is also an adulteration, since it is done to give poor or damaged tea a brighter appearance.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
The adulteration of guano is carried to a great extent in England, and probably will be in this country.
Guano|Solon Robinson
It is always easy to discover the proportion of the adulteration.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The best mode of detecting this adulteration is by the microscope.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

It robs society by the adulteration of products, pushed at the present day beyond all bounds.
Socialism|John Stuart Mill

Medical definitions for adulteration

adulteration

[ ə-dŭl′tə-rā′shən ]

n.

The alteration, especially the debasement, of a substance by deliberately adding something not ordinarily a part of it.

单词	adulteration
释义	adulteration [ uh-duhl-tuh-rey-shuhn ] / əˌdʌl təˈreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulteration ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or process of adulterating. the state of being adulterated. something adulterated. Origin of adulteration 1500–10; <Latin adulterātiōn- (stem of adulterātiō); see adulterate, -ion Words nearby adulteration Adullamite, adult, adult education, adulterant, adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adulteress, adulterine, adulterous, adultery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adulteration Facing or coloring is also an adulteration, since it is done to give poor or damaged tea a brighter appearance. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value\|Harry Snyder The adulteration of guano is carried to a great extent in England, and probably will be in this country. Guano\|Solon Robinson It is always easy to discover the proportion of the adulteration. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure The best mode of detecting this adulteration is by the microscope. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley It robs society by the adulteration of products, pushed at the present day beyond all bounds. Socialism\|John Stuart Mill Words related to adulteration deterioration, contamination, debauchment Medical definitions for adulteration adulteration [ ə-dŭl′tə-rā′shən ] n. The alteration, especially the debasement, of a substance by deliberately adding something not ordinarily a part of it. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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adulteration

noun

Origin of adulteration

Words nearby adulteration

Example sentences from the Web for adulteration

Words related to adulteration

Medical definitions for adulteration

n.