adulteration
[uh-duhl-tuh-rey-shuh n]
noun
Origin of adulteration
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Most of the cases that I heard turned on the adulteration and falsification of liquors.
With Manchesters in the EastGerald B. Hurst
After the practices of adulteration naturally follow the practices of retail trade.
LawsPlato
It gives many openings for theories of agglutination and adulteration.
Epic and RomanceW. P. Ker
An excessive amount of sand in the ash should be classed as adulteration.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
Dressing is not regarded as an adulteration, but as an embellishment.
TextilesWilliam H. Dooley
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
adulteration
[ə-dŭl′tə-rā′shən]
n.
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