# adulteration

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #78,331

## Definitions
1. The process of adulterating.
2. The condition of being adulterated.

## Etymology
From Middle French adulteration and its etymon Latin adulterātĭō. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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