contamination

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the state of being contaminated
    a substance that contaminates
    the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

Word Origin

contamination (n.)
early 15c., from Latin contaminationem (nominative contaminatio), noun of action from past participle stem of contaminare (see contaminate). Figurative sense is from c. 1620; specifically of radioactivity from 1913.

Example

1. The contamination of the political debate affects everyone .
2. The contamination may be linked to six deaths .
3. Police confirmed there was no environmental contamination .
4. Victims can have both exposure and contamination .
5. Water contamination is a very old problem .

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