adulterated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Mixed with impurities: Refers to something that has been made impure or of lower quality by the addition of inferior, improper, or harmful substances. It describes a substance that is not in its pure, genuine, or original state.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- The health inspectors discovered that the milk was adulterated with water.
- Consuming adulterated spices can pose serious health risks.
- The adulterated fuel caused significant damage to the car's engine.
Advanced Usage
- "to be adulterated with": This common collocation specifies the impurity that has been added.
- The olive oil was found to be adulterated with cheaper vegetable oils.
- Used in formal, legal, and scientific contexts to describe contamination, especially in food, drugs, and other consumable goods.
Variants and Related Words
- Adulterate (verb): To make something impure by adding another substance.
- Some manufacturers adulterate honey with corn syrup.
- Adulteration (noun): The act of adulterating, or the state of being adulterated.
- The adulteration of pharmaceuticals is a criminal offense.
- Adulterant (noun): A substance used to adulterate another.
- The chemical was identified as the primary adulterant.
Synonyms
- Contaminated: Made impure by contact or mixture.
- Diluted: Weakened by adding another substance, often water.
- Tainted: Contaminated or polluted, often implying a harmful effect.
- Impure: Not pure; mixed with extraneous matter.
Antonyms
- Pure: Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance.
- Unadulterated: Not mixed with impurities; pure and complete.
- Genuine: Truly what something is said to be; authentic.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "The unadulterated truth": The complete and plain truth, without any alterations or omissions.
- I want to hear the unadulterated truth about what happened.
Adjective
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mixed with impurities
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