contamination, pollution
(noun) the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
contamination, taint
(noun) the state of being contaminated
contaminant, contamination
(noun) a substance that contaminates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
contamination (countable and uncountable, plural contaminations)
The act or process of contaminating
Synonyms: pollution, defilement, taint
Something which contaminates.
(linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
(linguistics, etymology) 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.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tam`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. contaminatio.]
Definition: The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
