Medical Dictionary
adulterate
vt adul·ter·ate \ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrāt\
adul·ter·at·edadul·ter·at·ing
Medical Definition of ADULTERATE
: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients
—adul·ter·a·tor \-ˌrāt-ər\ noun
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