English noun: adulteration | |||
1. | adulteration (state) being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating | ||
Synonyms | debasement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impureness, impurity | ||
2. | adulteration (act) the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||