noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of contaminating. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors wordnet
3. 3
   Something which contaminates. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the state of being contaminated wordnet
5. 5
   A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   a substance that contaminates wordnet
7. 7
   The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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pollutioncontaminanttaintdefilementabominationactivity

Antonyms

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conservationdecontaminationdistillationpurification

Example

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"The lake is notorious for its contamination."

Etymology

From Latin contāminātiōnem.

Related phrases

cross-contaminationmake dirty

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