English Explanatory Dictionary

adulteration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of adulterating.
  2. The condition of being adulterated.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

adulteration adulterations

Etymology

From Middle French adulteration and its etymon Latin adulterātĭō. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ion.

Synonyms

defilement perversion pollution adulteration contamination defedation sophistication abasement corruption debasement debauchment depravation depravement impurification profanation

Antonyms

purification

Derived words

antiadulteration economically motivated adulteration
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