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a⋅dul⋅ter⋅a⋅tion

  [uh-duhl-tuh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of adulterating.
2. the state of being adulterated.
3. something adulterated.
Origin:
1500–10; < L adulterātiōn- (s. of adulterātiō); see adulterate, -ion
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a·dul·ter·ate   (ə-dŭl'tə-rāt')   
tr.v.   a·dul·ter·at·ed, a·dul·ter·at·ing, a·dul·ter·ates
To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.
adj.   (-tər-ĭt)

  1. Spurious; adulterated.

  2. Adulterous.


[Latin adulterāre, adulterāt-, to pollute; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.]
a·dul'ter·a'tion n., a·dul'ter·a'tor n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to make impure or inferior by adding foreign substances to something: adulterate coffee with ground acorns; silver debased with copper; doctored the wine with water; rag paper loaded with wood fiber.
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Word Origin & History

adulteration 
1505, from L. adulterationem (nom. adulteratio), from adulteratus, pp. of adulterare "corrupt, debauch," from ad- "to" + L.L. alterare "to alter" (see alter).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: adul·ter·a·tion
Pronunciation: &-"d&l-t&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated
2 : an adulterated product
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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adulteration a·dul·ter·a·tion (ə-dŭl'tə-rā'shən)
n.
The alteration, especially the debasement, of a substance by deliberately adding something not ordinarily a part of it.

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