adulteration meaning

UK US /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃən/ 5 syllables

adulteration (noun): being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating.

adulteration has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

adulteration as a noun

  1. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

    Synonyms: debasement

    Type of: impurity

  2. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)

    Type of: change

How to pronounce adulteration

adulteration is pronounced /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.

Words that rhyme with adulteration

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AD · words ending in ON · 12-letter words

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