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- e|dul|co|ra|tion «ih DUHL kuh RAY shuhn», noun.1. the act or process of edulcorating.2. the state of being edulcorated.
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a|dul|ter|a|tion — «uh DUHL tuh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of adulterating: »We have laws against the adulteration of coffee and tea. SYNONYM(S): debasement. 2. an adulterated substance; product that has been adulterated … Useful english dictionary
dul|ci|fi|ca|tion — «DUHL suh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. the act of sweetening … Useful english dictionary
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
Dulcoration — Dul co*ra tion, n. [LL. dulcoratio.] The act of sweetening. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edulcoration — E*dul co*ra tion, n. [Cf. F. [ e]dulcoration.] 1. The act of sweetening or edulcorating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) The act of freeing from acids or any soluble substances, by affusions of water. [R.] Ure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dulcify — dul•ci•fy [[t]ˈdʌl səˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to make more agreeable; mollify; appease 2) to sweeten • Etymology: 1590–1600; < LL dulcificāre; see dulcet, fy dul ci•fi•ca′tion, n … From formal English to slang
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
