Contaminated
adj, verb
adj, verb ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of contaminate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 adulterated; impure
- 2 made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
"A "contaminated" runway has over 25% of its surface area covered with standing water or slush (or loose snow) more than 3mm thick, or compressed snow and ice anywhere along the takeoff run or accelerate-stop surface."
Adjective
- 1 rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution wordnet
- 2 corrupted by contact or association wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"These infections were caused by contaminated milk."