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Word: Adulteration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Latin adulterat- ‘corrupted’, from the verb adulterare + -ion
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of making something poorer in quality by the addition of another substance
Short Definition:action of making something poorer in quality by addition of another substance
Examples:- we're working on a new diagnostic test to more rapidly monitor food adulteration
- the adulteration of culture
- these adulterations may harm the therapeutic use of the oils
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