contamination
The act or process of contaminatingThe act or process of contaminating.
» People are suffering from the contamination of the water supply.
Die Menschen leiden unter der Verseuchung des Leitungswassers.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of contaminating.
Verunreinigung, Verseuchung, Kontamination
загрязне́ниеzagrjaznénije
забру́дненняzabrúdnennja
the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
(countable, uncountable)Something which contaminates.
a substance that contaminates
(countable, uncountable)A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
контамина́цияkontaminácija
контаміна́ціяkontaminácija
(countable, uncountable)The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
контамина́цияkontaminácija
контаміна́ціяkontaminácija
(countable, uncountable)The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
Examples
15 sentencesPeople are suffering from the contamination of the water supply.
deDie Menschen leiden unter der Verseuchung des Leitungswassers.
Milk is pasteurized to prevent contamination.
ruМолоко пастеризуется, чтобы не допустить заражения.
The lake is notorious for its contamination.
deDer See ist für seine Wasserverschmutzung berüchtigt.
Radioactive contamination was detected in spinach and edible chrysanthemum.
Make sure you seal food properly to avoid contamination.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin contāminātiōnem.From Latin contāminātiōnem.
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Forms
plural: contaminations| Singular | contamination |
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regular
Synonyms
14 synonyms- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors:pollution
- the state of being contaminated:taint
- a substance that contaminates:contaminant
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable