Hypertext Webster Gateway: "contamination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Contamination \Con*tam`i*na"tion\
(k[o^]n*t[a^]m`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contaminatio.]
The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement;
taint; also, that which contaminates.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
contamination
n 1: the state of being contaminated [syn: {taint}]
2: a substance that contaminates [syn: {contaminant}]
3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either
intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or
factors [syn: {pollution}] [ant: {decontamination}]
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