Contamination

/kəntˌæmɪnˈe‍ɪʃən/

/kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən/

Contamination

the act or process of making a substance or place dirty or polluted, especially by dangerous substances

synonyms : pollution

the state of being contaminated

synonyms : taint

a substance that contaminates

Examples

1. Those tests eventually revealed contamination from a slew of toxic chemicals.

2. First, the contamination took place one hundred years ago.

3. Contamination obsessions with or without cleaning compulsions.

4. This map shows PFAS contamination across the US.