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contamination

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As a noun, contamination means the act or process of contaminating.

Meanings of contamination

8 meanings

noun

  1. The act or process of contaminating

  2. Something which contaminates.

  3. linguisticsA process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.

  4. linguisticsetymologyThe influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.

  5. 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.

  6. The state of being contaminated

    Similar: taint

  7. A substance that contaminates

    Similar: contaminant

  8. The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

    Similar: pollution

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the state of being contaminated
taint
noun: a substance that contaminates
contaminant
noun: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either …
pollution
Oppositesdecontamination

Words that rhyme with contamination

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