Contamination

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act or process of contaminating.
  • noun. The state of being contaminated.
  • noun. One that contaminates.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of contaminating, or the state of being contaminated; pollution; defilement; taint.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  • noun. A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
  • noun. the state of being contaminated
  • noun. a substance that contaminates
  • Word Usage
    "Not to mention the fact that the prions responsible for the disease just don't go away -- once they're in the soil, long term contamination is a major issue."
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