adulteration

[ uh-duhl-tuh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of adulterating.
2. the state of being adulterated.
3. something adulterated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adulteration¹

1500–10; < Latin adulterātiōn- (stem of adulterātiō ); adulterate, -ion

Example Sentences

It said a quality control officer at the firm had called the allegations that fish oil was added “nonsensical”, as fish oil costs more than ghee, and that “any form of adulteration would be immediately noticeable by its odour”.

From BBC

Popular actor and the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan called the adulteration “an attack on Hindu religion”.

From BBC

On the face of it, it appeared like a matter of food adulteration - something that authorities in India routinely grapple with.

From BBC

Bogans claimed she was “severely reprimanded” and excluded from agency discussions when she told Salama she’d contacted law enforcement officers about allegations of fentanyl adulteration.

From Los Angeles Times

Gareth Balmer, project manager at the support service WithYou in Fife, told BBC Scotland News he was seeing increasing levels of adulteration in drugs, including heroin and street benzodiazepines.

From BBC