contamination
/kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- The act or process of contaminating
- Something which contaminates.
- A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- (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.
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