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contamination
[kuhn-tam-uh-ney-shuhn]
noun
the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc.
the act of contaminating, or of rendering something harmful or unusable by the addition of radioactive material.
the contamination of food following a nuclear attack.
the state of being contaminated.
The manufacturer recalled the product because of possible salmonella contamination.
Rare.something that contaminates a place or substance, as by making it impure, unsuitable, harmful, or unusable; a contaminant.
Linguistics.
an alternation in a linguistic form due to the influence of a related form, as the replacement in English of earlier femelle with female through the influence of male.
the process of forming blends.
contamination
/ əˌæɪˈԱɪʃə /
noun
the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
something that contaminates
linguistics the process by which one word or phrase is altered because of mistaken associations with another word or phrase; for example, the substitution of irregardless for regardless by association with such words as irrespective
Other 51Թ Forms
- noncontamination noun
- recontamination noun
- self-contamination noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of contamination1
Example Sentences
One senior pilot told the BBC that dual engine failure could also result from fuel contamination or clogging.
The water company provides the sludge for free and Mr Oliver says he's careful how much he uses and trusts the company to make sure it doesn't have chemical contamination.
“The other thing we have to remember,” he said, “is the possibility of contamination on the food preparation surfaces and utensils.”
In general, intestinal parasite infections are far more common in developing countries, where deworming practices are sometimes performed on populations that are exposed to high levels of contamination that put them at risk.
Residues from burnt waste can also pollute surface and groundwater, leading to long-term land contamination.
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