Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: adulteration
IPA transcription: [əd,ʌltɚ'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: adulteration
    Meaning: the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
  • Synonyms: adulteration, debasement
    Meaning: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
Usage examples
  • Adulteration by means of these leaves is by no means a new species of fraud; and several acts of parliament, from the time of George II., have been passed, specifying severe penalties against those guilty of the offence, which, notwithstanding numerous convictions, continues to the present time.