Contamination
/kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of contaminating. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors wordnet
- 3 Something which contaminates. countable, uncountable
- 4 the state of being contaminated wordnet
- 5 A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds. countable, uncountable
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- 6 a substance that contaminates wordnet
- 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 The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The lake is notorious for its contamination."
Etymology
From Latin contāminātiōnem.