adulteration

Noun
US/əˌdʌltɚˈeɪʃən/5 syllables
Synonyms: debasement

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulteratingSynonyms: debasementType of impurity, impureness
  2. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)Type of change
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A·dul′ter·a′tion (…), noun

Origin: L. adulteratio.

1. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture.

The shameless adulteration of the coin.— William Hickling Prescott

2. An adulterated state or product.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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