adulteration

  • 21adulteration — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. corruption, deterioration, contamination; see pollution . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state of being contaminated: contamination, pollution, sophistication. See CLEAN …

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  • 22Adulteration — Adul|te|ra|ti|on die; <aus gleichbed. lat. adulteratio zu adulterare, vgl. ↑adulterieren> (veraltet) 1. Ehebruch. 2. Fälschung, Verfälschung von Münzen …

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  • 23adulteration — n. Debasement, corruption, deterioration, sophistication, etc. See adulterate …

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  • 24adulteration — n admixture, watering down, thinning out; defilement, contamination, pollution; impairment, vitiation, depreciation, disrepair, deterioration; degradation, debasement, perversion, corruption …

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  • 25adulteration — adul·ter·a·tion …

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  • 26adulteration — See: adulterate …

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  • 27adulteration — /ədʌltəˈreɪʃən/ (say uhdultuh rayshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of adulterating. 2. the state of being adulterated. 3. something adulterated …

  • 28adulteration — The act of corrupting or debasing. The act of mixing something impure or spurious with something pure or genuine, or an inferior article with a superior one of the same kind. The term is generally applied to the act of mixing up with food or… …

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  • 29adulteration — The act of corrupting or debasing. The act of mixing something impure or spurious with something pure or genuine, or an inferior article with a superior one of the same kind. The term is generally applied to the act of mixing up with food or… …

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  • 30adulteration — The process of putting an impure, debased, or cheaper substance into another substance …

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