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Contamination, Corruption, Degradation, Devaluation, Dilution, Spoiling, Falsification, Deceit, Tarnishing, Depravity
The undesired introduction of impurities of a chemical or microbiological nature, or of foreign matter, into or on to a starting material or intermediate during production, sampling, packaging or repackaging, storage or transport.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
contamination (noun)1.
a process of a state of being - contaminating contaminated
2.
- contaminant
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
contamination (noun)something that is or that makes impure
SYNONYMS:
adulterant, contaminant, contamination, defilement, pollutantRELATED WORDS:
blot, blotch, spot, stain, taint; dirt, filth, grime, muck, scum, sludge, smut, soil; blemish, defect, disfigurement, fault, flaw; abnormality, imperfection, irregularityNEAR ANTONYMS:
clarifier, filter, purifier, refiner; cleanliness, immaculateness, purityContamination (Wikipedia)
For substances secretly mixed to another, see Adulterant.
For other uses, see Contamination (disambiguation).
Contamination is the presence of a constituent, impurity, or some other undesirable element that renders something unsuitable, unfit or harmful for the physical body, natural environment, workplace, etc.
Contamination (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Latin contāminātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/, [kənˌtɛəm.əˈneɪ.ʃən], [kənˌɾ̃æm.əˈneɪ.ʃən]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kənˌtæm.ɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
contamination (countable and uncountable, plural contaminations)
- The act or process of contaminating.
- Synonyms: pollution, defilement