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- Dictionarycontamination/kənˌtamɪˈneɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning: "the risk of contamination by dangerous bacteria"
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CONTAMINATION definition: 1. the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or…. Learn more.
the act of contaminating, or of rendering something harmful or unusable by the addition of radioactive material: the contamination of food following a nuclear attack. the state of being contaminated: The manufacturer recalled the product because of possible salmonella contamination.
1. : a process of contaminating : a state of being contaminated. 2. : contaminant. Synonyms. adulterant. contaminant. defilement. impurity. pollutant. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of contamination in a Sentence. swimming in the lake is banned until the contamination is identified and neutralized.
Contamination is the presence of a constituent, impurity, or some other undesirable element that renders something unsuitable, unfit or harmful for both physical body, natural environment, workplace, etc. [1] [2] [3] Types of contamination.
to make something less pure or make it poisonous: The disease can be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria, and other small organisms that contaminate food or water.
Contamination is the unwanted pollution of something by another substance. When a nuclear power plant leaks radiation into the atmosphere, for example, it causes a contamination of the surrounding area.
the process or fact of making a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or carries disease synonym adulteration. radioactive contamination. bacterial/chemical contamination. Environmental contamination resulting from human activities is a major health concern.
noun. 1. the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated. 2. something that contaminates. 3. linguistics. the process by which one word or phrase is altered because of mistaken associations with another word or phrase; for example, the substitution of irregardless for regardless by association with such words as irrespective.
to make something less pure or make it poisonous: The disease can be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria, and other small organisms that contaminate food or water.
1. a. : to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association. Bacteria contaminated the wound. b. : to make inferior or impure by admixture. iron contaminated with phosphorus. 2. : to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements. water contaminated by sewage. contaminative. kən-ˈta-mə-ˌnā-tiv. adjective.
