Contamination in English dictionary

  • contamination

    Meanings and definitions of "Contamination"

    • The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
    • (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
    • The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.
    • noun
      The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
    • noun
      (linguistics)
      A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
    • noun
      (linguistics, etymology)
      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.
    • noun
      The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.
    • The act or process of contaminating
    • A grammatical blend
    • contamination (creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning)
    • Introduction into or onto water, air, soil or other media of microorganisms, chemicals, toxic substances, wastes, wastewater or other pollutants in a concentration that makes the medium unfit for its next intended use.
    • noun
      a substance that contaminates
    • noun
      the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
    • noun
      the state of being contaminated

    Synonyms of "Contamination" in English dictionary

    soiling, impureness, material are the top synonyms of "Contamination" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Contamination" in English dictionary

    decontamination is the antonym of "Contamination" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Contamination

    • contamination ( plural  contaminations)
    • contamination (plural contaminations)
  • Contamination

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