Adulterate

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Adulterate

Adulterate (/əˈdʌltəreɪt/) is a term used in the field of Pharmacology and Food Safety to describe the act of intentionally degrading the quality of a substance by adding inferior or toxic elements to it. The term is derived from the Latin word 'adulterare', which means to corrupt.

Etymology

The term 'adulterate' is derived from the Latin word 'adulterare', which means to corrupt. It was first used in the English language in the 16th century and has been used in legal and scientific contexts since then.

Related Terms

  • Adulterant: An adulterant is a substance found within other substances such as food, fuels or chemicals even though it is not allowed for legal or other reasons. It will not normally be present in any specification or declared contents of the substance, and may not be legally allowed.
  • Contamination: Contamination is the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent, contaminant or impurity in a material, physical body, natural environment, workplace, etc.
  • Food Fraud: Food fraud is the act of purposely altering, misrepresenting, mislabeling, substituting or tampering with any food product at any point along the farm–to–table food supply–chain.
  • Pharmacopoeia: A pharmacopoeia, pharmacopeia, or pharmacopoea, in its modern technical sense, is a book containing directions for the identification of compound medicines, and published by the authority of a government or a medical or pharmaceutical society.

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