adulteration
adulteration noun: the process of adulterating.
Noun
adulteration (countable and uncountable, plural adulterations)
- The process of adulterating.
- Synonyms:
- defilement, perversion, pollution, contamination, defedation, sophistication, abasement, corruption, debasement, debauchment
- Antonyms:
- purification
- The condition of being adulterated.
adulteration meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
adulteration in Hindi
- process of adulterating
- मिलावट milāvaṭ
adulteration in Tamil
- கலப்படம், கலப்பு, கலந்திளக்கமாக்கல்
adulteration in Marathi
- process of adulterating
- भेसळ bhesaḷ
adulteration in Urdu
- آلودگی, آمیزش, کھوٹ, لوس, ملاوٹ
More languagesFewer languages
- adulteration in Telugu
- కల్తీ kaltī
- adulteration in Malayalam
- കലർപ്പ് kalaṟppŭ
- adulteration in Kannada
- ಕಲಬೆರೆಕೆ, ಕೀಳ್ಬೆರಕೆ, ಅಶುದ್ಧತೆ
Synonyms of adulteration
- defilement
- perversion
- pollution
- contamination
- defedation
- abasement
- corruption
- debasement
- debauchment
- depravation
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Antonyms
Forms of adulteration
| plural | adulterations |
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Origin of adulteration
From Middle French adulteration and its etymon Latin adulterātĭō. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ion.
Words formed from adulteration
Words that rhyme with adulteration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about adulteration
- What does adulteration mean?
- Adulteration means the process of adulterating.
- What is adulteration in Hindi?
- Adulteration in Hindi is मिलावट (milāvaṭ). See Adulteration meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is adulteration?
- Adulteration is a noun.
- What is the plural of adulteration?
- The plural of adulteration is adulterations.
Words near adulteration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adulteration (page history and authors); adulteration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adulteration (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കലർപ്പ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); adulteration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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