adulteration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
    debasement.
  2. noun the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)

WordNet

A*dul`ter*a"tion noun
Etymology
L. adulteratio.
Definitions
  1. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture.
    The shameless adulteration of the coin. Prescott.
  2. An adulterated state or product.

Webster 1913