adulteration
/əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण अडल्टरेशन
मिलावट
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the act of making food or drink less pure by adding another substance to it
मिलावट
- Adulteration of milk with water is common in summer.
- The shop was sealed for food adulteration.
- Officers are checking spices for adulteration before the festival season.
+ 2 more examples
- The adulteration of fuel damages vehicle engines.
- Laws against the adulteration of medicines were made much stricter.
Synonyms contamination pollution debasement dilution corruption
Opposite purification refinement purity
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AaSpelling
a·dul·ter·a·tion
With -ulter- (not 'adultration' or 'adulterasion').
बीच में -ulter- ('adultration' या 'adulterasion' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the act of mixing impure or cheaper substances into food is adulteration; the substance added is an adulterant; pure, with nothing added, is unadulterated.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भोजन में अशुद्ध या सस्ते पदार्थ मिलाना adulteration; मिलाया गया पदार्थ adulterant; बिना मिलावट के शुद्ध unadulterated।
General knowledge
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) checks food adulteration; the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (1954) was replaced by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) खाद्य मिलावट की जाँच करता है; Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (1954) की जगह Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 आया।