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- Dictionarycontaminated/kənˈtamɪneɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. having been made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance: "contaminated blood products"
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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.
adjective. uk / kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd / us / kənˈtæm.ə.neɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. poisonous or not pure: contaminated with The infection was probably caused by swimming in water contaminated with sewage. contaminated water People need to stop drinking the contaminated water. The virus can be transmitted by food containing contaminated meat. See.
CONTAMINATION definition: 1. the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or…. Learn more.
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.
1. : soiled, stained, corrupted, or infected by contact or association. a contaminated wound. Urine and feces of infected cats and contaminated clothing, bedding, food bowls or toys are also possible modes of transmission. Cat Fancy. 2. : made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage. Synonyms: corrupt, poison, infect, taint, pollute, defile. to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to: to contaminate a laboratory.
Something that's contaminated is polluted or fouled. People should not drink or brush their teeth with contaminated water. If a medical test or sample becomes contaminated, it means that some foreign material has corrupted it — the test has to be retaken.
/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ Verb Forms. contaminate something (with something) to make a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or carries disease synonym adulterate. The drinking water has become contaminated with lead. contaminated blood/food/soil. a river contaminated by pollution.
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.
The verb contaminate means the same as pollute. Whether it’s food, air, or water, when you contaminate something, you make it impure or hazardous. Contaminate comes from the Latin word contaminat-, meaning “made impure.”.
