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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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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.
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.
How to use contaminated in a sentence. soiled, stained, corrupted, or infected by contact or association; made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements… See the full definition
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.
Contaminate definition: to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.. See examples of CONTAMINATE used in a sentence.
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.
