adulterations
Corruptions of purity
Adulterations are substances added to degrade or contaminate something, or the acts of adding them.
The word appears most often in contexts of food safety and drug purity: The lab tested for adulterations in the olive oil.
Adulteration suggests deliberate corruption for profit—watering down wine, cutting cocaine with filler, adding cheap oils to expensive ones.
Introduction of impurities
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
- fillersBulk-adding substances
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
- dilutionReduction in concentration
substitution · melamine · watering · bulking · mislabeling · cutting · stretching · counterfeiting
Underhanded control of others
- alterationAct of modifying
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
meddling · modification · doctoring · spiking · lacing · contaminating · corrupting · compromising
Making fake money
- mislabelingIncorrect identification marking
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- substitutionExchange of one for another
fakery · forgery · swindling · cheating · falsification · scamming · duplicity · dishonesty
Dishonest abuse of power
- degradationDecline in condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
taint · vitiation · dilution · weakening · compromising · cheapening · diminishing · spoiling
contamination
Introduction of impurities
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
- fillersBulk-adding substances
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
dilution · substitution · melamine · watering · bulking · mislabeling · cutting · stretching · counterfeiting · tampering
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- alterationAct of modifying
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
sabotage · meddling · modification · doctoring · spiking · lacing · contaminating · corrupting · compromising · unauthorized
counterfeiting
Making fake money
- mislabelingIncorrect identification marking
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
substitution · fakery · forgery · swindling · cheating · falsification · scamming · duplicity · dishonesty · imitation
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- degradationDecline in condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
pollution · taint · vitiation · dilution · weakening · compromising · cheapening · diminishing · spoiling · debasing
adulterationspurifications
Removal of contaminants
refinements · distillations · purities · cleansings · filtrations
adulterationsauthentications
Confirmations of genuine identity
preservations · genuineness · verifications · integrity · genuine articles