adulterated
adj.
corrupted, inferior; watered down, made less concentrated
adulterate
v.
corrupt, make inferior; water down milk or other liquids
Adulterant
Adulterants are
chemical substances which should not be contained within other substances (eg.
food,
beverages,
fuels or
pesticides) for legal or other reasons. Adulterants may be intentionally added to substances to reduce manufacturing costs, or for some deceptive or malicious purpose. Adulterants may also be accidentally or unknowingly introduced into substances. The addition of adulterants is called adulteration.
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adulterated
Adjective
1. mixed with impurities
(synonym) adulterate, debased
(similar) impure
adulterate
Verb
1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
(synonym) stretch, dilute, debase
(hypernym) corrupt, spoil
(hyponym) water down
(verb-group) extend, stretch
(derivation) adulterant, adulterator
Adjective
1. mixed with impurities
(synonym) adulterated, debased
(similar) impure
Adulterated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Adulterate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Adulterated
1. Any pesticide whose strength or purity falls below the quality stated on its label. 2. A food, feed, or product that contains illegal pesticide residues.