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contamination

[ kuhn-tam-uh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc.
  2. 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.

  3. the state of being contaminated:

    The manufacturer recalled the product because of possible salmonella contamination.

  4. Rare. something that contaminates a place or substance, as by making it impure, unsuitable, harmful, or unusable; a contaminant.
  5. Linguistics.
    1. an alternation in a linguistic form due to the influence of a related form, as the replacement in English of earlier femelle with female through the influence of male.
    2. the process of forming blends. Compare blend ( def 9 ).


contamination

/ °ìÉ™²ÔËŒ³Ù泾ɪˈ²Ô±ðɪʃə²Ô /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of contamination1

1375–1425; late Middle English contaminacioun < Late Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô³ÙÄå³¾¾±²ÔÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ³¦´Ç²Ô³ÙÄå³¾¾±²ÔÄå³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to ³¦´Ç²Ô³ÙÄå³¾¾±²ÔÄå³Ù ( us ) ( contaminate ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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Example Sentences

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It doesn’t refer specifically to all of the issues posed by satellites, including contamination by light, which comes from light-emitting sources on Earth or else from the sun.

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Residents who were exposed to "forever chemicals" in Jersey should be offered treatments such as bloodletting to reduce levels of contamination in their bodies, doctors and scientists have advised the island's government.

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Justify crossed the finish line first in the Santa Anita Derby but was disqualified six years later when it was determined that the California Horse Racing Board mishandled a contamination positive on the colt.

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Sukiya said measures had been taken to address cracks in the building that could lead to contamination.

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“Anytime there’s a large residential wildfire, this is the kind of contamination you’re going to see,†she said.

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