slang. Any of various substances used to ‘doctor’, improve, or adulterate food or drink, esp. in order to pass it off as a superior product; a drink…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > substances for food preparation > [noun] > improver or adulterant (5) doctor1770 slang. Any of various substances used to ‘doctor’, improve, or adulterate food or drink, esp. in order to pass it off as a superior product; a drink… stuff1812 In certain operative trades, applied spec. to some particular composition or preparation used in the work. (a) Plastering. (See quot. 1812.) (b) B… improver1835 A substance added to a foodstuff or beverage by a manufacturer or processor in order to improve it in appearance, texture, etc. rough1855 colloquial. In plural. Alum used as an adulterant in bread. Now rare. agene1921 Nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) used as an additive to bleach and artificially age flour. |
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