We have laws against the adulteration of coffee and tea.
SYNONYM(S): debasement.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
adulterate — a•dul•ter•ate v. [[t]əˈdʌl təˌreɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] tər ɪt, təˌreɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. 1) to debase or make impure by adding inferior, alien, or less desirable materials or elements 2) adulterated 3) adulterous • Etymology: 1580–90; < L … From formal English to slang
adulterate — a|dul|ter|ate [ ə dʌltə,reıt ] verb transitive to make a substance less pure by adding something else to it ╾ a|dul|ter|a|tion [ ə,dʌltə reıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Adulteration — A*dul ter*a tion, n. [L. adulteratio.] 1. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture. [1913 Webster] The shameless adulteration of the coin. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. An adulterated state or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
adulteration — 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… … Medical dictionary
ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… … English syllables
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
