adulteration

  • 11adulteration — /euh dul teuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of adulterating. 2. the state of being adulterated. 3. something adulterated. [1500 10; < L adulteration (s. of adulteratio); see ADULTERATE, ION] * * * …

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  • 12adultération — (a dul té ra sion) s. f. 1°   Terme de jurisprudence. Action de gâter, de fausser. L adultération des monnaies.    Mot peu usité en ce sens. 2°   En pharmacie, action d adultérer les médicaments ou le résultat de cette action. ÉTYMOLOGIE&#8230; …

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  • 13adulteration — a·dul·ter·a·tion || ə‚dÊŒltÉ™ reɪʃn n. process of adulteration; substance that has been made impure …

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  • 14adulteration — adulterate ► VERB ▪ make poorer in quality by adding another substance. DERIVATIVES adulterant adjective adulteration noun. ORIGIN Latin adulterare to corrupt …

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  • 15Adulteration of Food — • This act is defined as the addition of any non condimental substance to a food Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Adulteration of Food     Adulteration of Food      …

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  • 16Adulteration of Coffee Act 1718 — The Adulteration of Coffee Act 1718 (5 Geo. 1 c. 11) is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain concerning the adulteration of coffee, which made it illegal to debase coffee for profit or adulterate it with things such as sheep&#8230; …

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  • 17adulteration — noun Date: 1506 1. the process of adulterating ; the condition of being adulterated 2. an adulterated product …

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  • 18adulteration — noun The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another. Ant: purification …

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  • 19adulteration — 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. * * * adul·ter·a·tion ə .dəl tə rā shən n 1) the process of&#8230; …

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  • 20Adulteration — Forfalskning …

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