adulteration

• Nom 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.

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.

indénombrable

1. The act of making something impureC1formal

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

   Adultération

   • 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.

   Synonymescontaminationcorruptiondebasementfalsificationpollutionspoiling

   Antonymescleansingpurificationrefinement

2. The result of being mixed with foreign materialC1formal

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

   Adultération (par ajout de substances étrangères)

   • 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.

   Synonymescontaminationcorruptiondebasementdefilementimpuritypollutiontaint

   Antonymespurificationpurityrefinement