adulteration

incontable

A noun referring to the process or result of making something impure or inferior by adding an extraneous or inferior substance, often involving the illicit substitution of one substance for another.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее процесс или результат ухудшения качества или чистоты чего-либо путем добавления постороннего или низкокачественного вещества, часто включающее незаконную замену одного вещества другим.esSustantivo que denota el proceso o resultado de degradar la calidad o pureza de algo mediante la adición de sustancias extrañas o de baja calidad, a menudo implicando la sustitución ilegal de un componente por otro.frNom désignant le processus ou le résultat de la dégradation de la qualité ou de la pureté d'une substance par l'ajout d'un élément étranger ou de moindre qualité, souvent impliquant un remplacement frauduleux ou illégal d'un composant par un autre.deSubstantiv, das den Prozess oder das Ergebnis bezeichnet, bei dem die Qualität oder Reinheit einer Sache durch Beimischung eines fremden oder minderwertigen Stoffes verschlechtert wird; oft auch die unerlaubte Ersetzung eines Stoffes durch einen anderen.ptSubstantivo que designa o processo ou o resultado de tornar algo impuro ou de qualidade inferior pela adição de substância estranha ou de baixa qualidade, frequentemente envolvendo substituição ilegal de uma substância por outra. Pode também se referir à falsificação de produtos, como alimentos, bebidas ou medicamentos.zh指通过添加外来或劣质物质来降低某物的质量或纯度的过程或结果，常包括以次充好或非法替代。arاسم يشير إلى عملية أو نتيجة إفساد نقاء شيء أو جودته بإضافة مادة غريبة أو رديئة، ويشمل غالبًا الاستبدال غير القانوني لمادة بأخرى.

1. The act of making something impure C1 formal

   The process of adding inferior or harmful substances to a product, making it less pure or lower in quality.

   • The adulteration of milk with water is illegal in many countries.
   • Food adulteration poses serious health risks to consumers.
   • The company was fined for the adulteration of its organic products.

   ruФальсификацияesadulteraciónfrAdultérationdeVerfälschungptAdulteraçãozh掺假arغش

   Sinónimos: contaminationcorruptiondebasementfalsificationpollutionspoiling

   Antónimos: cleansingpurificationrefinement

2. The result of being mixed with foreign material C1 formal

   A product that has been contaminated or debased by the addition of extraneous or inferior substances.

   • The laboratory detected adulteration in the olive oil sample.
   • The adulteration of the spice was discovered during a routine inspection.
   • The drug's adulteration made it ineffective and dangerous.

   ruФальсификацияesadulteraciónfrAdultération (par ajout de substances étrangères)deVerfälschungptAdulteraçãozh掺假arغش

   Sinónimos: contaminationcorruptiondebasementdefilementimpuritypollutiontaint

   Antónimos: purificationpurityrefinement

• adulterations plural form
• adulterations' possessive plural form
• adulteration's possessive singular form