adulteration

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

From Middle French adulteration and its etymon Latin adulterātĭō. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ion.

Is there no adulteration of goods? — Paul Clifford — Complete, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
The adulteration of the standard, on the contrary, has generally been a concealed operation. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
Freedom of trade would put an end to the adulteration of goods and the reign of trusts. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide

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