adulterator

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a·dul·ter·ate

(ə-dŭl′tə-rāt′)

tr.v. a·dul·ter·at·ed, a·dul·ter·at·ing, a·dul·ter·ates

To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.

adj. (-tər-ĭt) Archaic

1. Spurious; adulterated.

2. Adulterous.

[Latin adulterāre, adulterāt-, to pollute; see al- in Indo-European roots.]

a·dul′ter·a′tion n.

a·dul′ter·a′tor n.

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Noun	1.	adulterator - any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" adulterant substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
	2.	adulterator - a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance changer, modifier - a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu"

adulterator

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One that contaminates:

adulterant, contaminant, contamination, contaminator, impurity, poison, pollutant.

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Adulteration of food is a criminal act in Pakistan and adulterator could get jail term of up to 25 years.

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The Punjab Food Authority is doing work under the zero-tolerance policy against food adulterators in Punjab on the directions of Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar, he added.

PFA seals factory, seizes over 7,000kg adulterated spices

PFA has a zero-tolerance policy against food adulterators in the province, as per the directions of Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar, he added.