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adulteration
noun
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Definition of adulteration:

adulteration (noun):
the process of rotting or decaying
the process of adulterating the condition of being adulterated
the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another).

Synonyms for adulteration:

corruptionimpuritypollutiondefilementcontaminationweakening

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