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Contamination
/kəntˌæmɪnˈeɪʃən/
/kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən/
Contamination
[NOM]1
contamination
the act or process of making a substance or place dirty or polluted, especially by dangerous substances
Synonymes : pollution
Antonymes : decontamination
Exemples
1. Those tests eventually revealed contamination from a slew of toxic chemicals.
2. Contamination may occur.
3. Contamination is a critical part of our mission.
4. Investigation by food safety authorities in some of the outbreaks found contamination at the source: in irrigation pond water.
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