contamination

---

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
• (America) IPA: /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/, [kənˌɾ̃æm.əˈneɪ.ʃən]
• (Australia) IPA: /kənˌtæm.ɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/

Noun

contamination

1. The act or process of contaminating.

   Synonyms: pollution, defilement, taint

2. Something which contaminates.
3. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
4. (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.
5. 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.

Translations

• French: contamination
• German: Verunreinigung; Verseuchung, Kontamination (poison or pathogen)
• Italian: contaminazione
• Portuguese: contaminação
• Russian: загрязне́ние
• Spanish: contaminación

Translations

• Russian: контамина́ция

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002