CONTAMINATION

Contamination

Contamination is the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent in a material, in a physical body, in the natural environment, at a workplace, etc.

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contamination

Noun

  1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  2. A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  3. 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.


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