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adulterate
▪ I. adulterate, ppl. a. (əˈdʌltərət) [ad. L. adulterāt-us, pa. pple. of adulterā-re; see adulter v.] 1. Defiled, or stained by adultery, either in origin or conduct; adulterous.1590 Shakes. Com. Err. ii. ii. 142, I am possest with an adulterate blot, My bloud is mingled with the crime of lust. 1594...
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adulterate
adulterate/əˈdʌltəreɪt; ə`dʌltəˌret/ v[Tn]make (sth) poorer in quality by adding another substance 使(某物)质量因搀入它物而变劣; 搀假; 搀杂 adulterated milk, eg with water added 搀假的奶(如加水的).
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Spikenard
the closely related valerian genus, as well as Spanish lavender; these cheaper, more common plants have been used in perfume-making, and sometimes to adulterate probably with the species Pliny refers to as 'hirculus', a plant Pliny attests to growing in the same region as Gallic nard and which he says is used to adulterate
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Cobalt(II) thiocyanate
Lidocaine is commonly used to adulterate or mimic cocaine due to its local anaesthetic effect.
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adulterately
adulterately, adv. (əˈdʌltərətlɪ) [f. adulterate a. + -ly2.] In an adulterate manner; with an admixture of falseness; corruptly.a 1619 Donne Biathan. 46 Every Sect will a little corruptly and adulterately call their discipline Naturall Law. 1818 in Todd, and subseq. Dicts.
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Myristica malabarica
M. malabarica is used to adulterate true nutmeg, which comes from Myristica fragrans.
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adulterated
adulterated, ppl. a. (əˈdʌltəreɪtɪd) [f. prec. + -ed.] † 1. Defiled by, tainted with, or guilty of adultery. = adulterate a. 1. Obs.1607 Topsell Four-footed Beasts (1673) 576 An adulterated woman desiring to make away her jealous husband. 2. Corrupted, debased, spurious, counterfeit; in modern usage...
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Ilex taubertiana
It is occasionally used to adulterate maté.
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taubertiana
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of the Atlantic Forest
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adulterating
▪ I. adulterating, ppl. a. (əˈdʌltəreɪtɪŋ) [f. adulterate v. + -ing2.] Debasing, corrupting, making counterfeit or spurious, by base admixture.1869 Ld. Elcho in H. of Comm. Daily News 2 July, Amongst the adulterating articles were the husks of rice..and acorns.▪ II. adulterating, vbl. n. (əˈdʌltəreɪ...
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inadulterate
† inaˈdulterate, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. in-3 + adulterate ppl. a.] Unadulterated.1648 Herrick Hesper., Proof to no purpose, Induc't that inadultrate same Streame to the spring from whence it came.
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Myristica argentea
M. malabarica is used to adulterate true nutmeg, which comes from Myristica fragrans.
Description
The leaves are simple and spiral.
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adulterateness
adulterateness (əˈdʌltərətnɪs) [f. adulterate a. + -ness.] The quality of being adulterate; debased or counterfeit state; spuriousness.1666 Fuller Waltham Abb. (1840) 272 Adultery in men, and adulterateness in money, both hardly reclaimed. 1731 in Bailey; also in Johnson and mod. Dicts.
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Chandu (opium)
The dealers of Chandu used to adulterate it with the left-over ash which was morphine adding more numbing effect, although it is the morphine content in
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Crush, tear, curl
Since, regardless of origin, CTC teas in their dry form are generically "tea-like" in aroma, and of similar pelletized appearance, it is easy to adulterate
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hucksterize
† ˈhucksterize, v. Obs. rare. [f. huckster n. + -ize.] a. trans. To deal with as a huckster; to adulterate. b. intr. To play the huckster.1646 S. Bolton Arraignm. Err. 21 There are such who hucsterise the word, adulterate, sophisticate the word. 1660 Fisher Rusticks Alarm Wks. (1679) 614 Hirelings t...
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