contamination

Meanings

Plural: contaminations

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
• The act or process of contaminating.
• Something which contaminates.
• A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
• 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.

Synonyms

contaminant, defilement, pollution, taint

Antonyms

decontamination