adulteration

🇺🇸 /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/
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noun
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The act of making something like food or drink less pure by adding other substances to it.

The food safety inspector discovered evidence of adulteration in the restaurant's ingredients.

translation

n. The act of making something like food or drink less pure by adding other substances to it.

Word Forms

Plural adulterations