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Amalgamation vs Adulteration - What's the difference?

amalgamation | adulteration | Related terms |

Amalgamation is a related term of adulteration.


As nouns the difference between amalgamation and adulteration

is that amalgamation is the process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation while adulteration is the action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.

amalgamation

English

Noun

(wikipedia amalgamation) (en noun)
  • The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
  • The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
  • # (specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.
  • (obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.

    • adulteration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.

    • Antonyms

    * purification