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adulterated
Adulterated (adj) means Deliberately mixed with impure substances, often to cut the cost of making food or to strengthen the effect of an illegal drug.
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Deliberately mixed with impure substances, often to cut the cost of making food or to strengthen the effect of an illegal drug.
"The problem of adulterated milk has periodically reemerged as a public health menace, from New York in the 1850s to China in 2008."
"Heroin is often adulterated with fentanyl."
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Etymology
The adjectival sense's relation to adultery is the common theme that corruption or pollution has occurred; more at adulterate. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ed.
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What is the meaning of adulterated?
"adulterated" (adj) means deliberately mixed with impure substances, often to cut the cost of making food or to strengthen the effect of an illegal drug.
What is another word for adulterated?
Other words for "adulterated" include debased, adulterate.
What is the opposite of adulterated?
Opposites of "adulterated" include genuine, unadulterated, pure, sound, unmixed.
