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Definition of Contamination

1. Noun. The state of being contaminated.

2. Noun. A substance that contaminates.

3. Noun. The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors.

Definition of Contamination

1. n. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

Definition of Contamination

1. Noun. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates. ¹

2. Noun. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds. ¹

3. Noun. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contamination

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Contamination

1. The soiling or pollution by inferior material, as by the introduction of organisms into a wound or sewage into a stream. Origin: L. Contaminatio from con =together + tangere = to touch This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contamination

containest containeth containing containment containment of biohazards containment vessel containments contains contaminable contaminant

contaminants contaminate contaminated contaminates contaminating contamination contaminations contaminative contaminator contaminators

contango contangos contd conte conteck contecks contemn contemn'd contemned contemner

Literary usage of Contamination

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"Johnston, draft of MSC position paper on Apollo back contamination program, Apr. 25, 1969. 44. Pickering, "Minutes, Interagency Committee on Back ..."

2. The Principles of Greek Art by Percy Gardner (1914)
"One of the commonest phenomena of vase-painting is what is called contamination, the influence exerted by one recognized scheme upon another, ..."

3. Societal Value of Geologic Maps by Richard L. Bernknopf (1994)
"Probability of Contamination iI 0.35-0.39 0.40-0.44 0.45-0.49 0.50-0.54 Figure 11-11. Conditional probability of contamination of rock materials in eastern ..."

4. Environment in the Transition to a Market Economy: Progress in Central and by Anthony Zamparutti, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (1999)
"The decline in use of agricultural chemicals, a key source of nitrates, should have reduced this threat, though it is also linked to contamination from ..."

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