adulteration

Definitions

The action of making something impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior substances.

The state of being contaminated or debased through the addition of foreign or inferior materials.

Examples

The food safety inspector discovered the adulteration of olive oil with cheaper vegetable oils.

Strict regulations were implemented to prevent the adulteration of pharmaceutical products in the supply chain.

Synonyms

contamination debasement impurity corruption dilution pollution tainting

Antonyms

purification refinement clarification sanitization cleansing distillation purity