Meaning adulteration
What does adulteration mean? Here you find 11 meanings of the word adulteration. You can also add a definition of adulteration yourself

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adulteration


c. 1500, from Latin adulterationem (nominative adulteratio), noun of action from past participle stem of adulterare "corrupt, falsify; debauch; commit adultery," from ad- "to" (see [..]
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adulteration


Deliberate contamination of foods with materials of low quality.
Source: arrowscientific.com.au (offline)

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adulteration


(n) being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating(n) the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
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adulteration


The addition of less desirable substance to the Drug Preparation.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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adulteration


Any admixture of less value than the accepted standard, or the partial substitution of one substance for another without acknowledgment.
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adulteration


Contamination or spoilage.
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adulteration


The adding of cheaper, inferior or less desirable materials to a food.
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adulteration


Contamination or spoilage.
Source: nuflorgold.com (offline)

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adulteration


A harmful substance has been added to a food, potentially making it unsafe to eat.
Source: wdgpublichealth.ca (offline)

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adulteration


Introduction of something to a food product to make it impure or inferior which may cause a health hazard.
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adulteration


The alteration of any substance by the deliberate addition of a component not ordinarily part of that substance; usually used to imply that the substance is debased as a result. (05 Mar 2000)
Source: mondofacto.com (offline)





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