adulteration
nounHow to pronounce adulteration:
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:
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