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Meaning of contamination

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

contamination

Pronunciation:/kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act or process of contaminating

    Synonyms:defilementpollutiontaint

  2. Something which contaminates.

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

  4. (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.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contamination

Related words

contaminanttaintpollutionpollutantcross-contaminationfoulingpolluterpolluting