Contamination synonyms

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pollution
Something that pollutes; a pollutant or a group of pollutants:
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impurity
The quality or condition of being impure, especially:
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rottenness
The quality of being rotten.
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clean (related)
Removal of dirt.
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adulteration
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
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corruption
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
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defilement
The state of being defiled.
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foulness
The state of being foul
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spoliation
Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.
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disease
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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decay
The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
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pestilence
A pernicious, evil influence or agent.
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contagion
A disease that is transmitted in this way.
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taint
A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
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infection
An infectious disease:
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poisoning
The state of being poisoned.
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healing (antonym)
An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
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cure (antonym)
Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
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cleaning (antonym)
The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
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sterilization (antonym)
The procedure of destroying all microorganisms in or on a given environment, such as a surgical instrument, in order to prevent the spread of infection. This is usually done by using heat, radiation, or chemical agents.
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purification (antonym)
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
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sophistication
Sophistication is defined as having character and tastes based on intelligence and worldly experience, or a quality of refinement.
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adulterant
A substance that adulterates.
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adulterator
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
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contaminant
One that contaminates.
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contaminator
A person who contaminates
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poison
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
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pollutant
The definition of a pollutant is waste or another contaminants that make something, such as the air or water, unclean.
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decontamination (antonym)
The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.
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contaminated (related)
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cross-contamination (related)
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leakage (related)
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spillage (related)
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hazard (related)
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spoilage (related)
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volatilisation (related)
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degradation (related)
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radioactivity (related)
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Find another word for contamination. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contamination, like: pollution, impurity, rottenness, clean, adulteration, corruption, defilement, foulness, spoliation, disease and decay.
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Contamination Sentence Examples

  • (2) There is a great increase in contamination in the milk at each stage before it reaches the customer.

  • This provides for the reduction as far as possible of contamination during the milking process itself.

  • If the contamination exceed a certain limit, the scrapings remain quite dead.

  • The unavoidable contamination with muddy particles of vat-waste is removed by allowing the vatliquor to rest for some hours in a separate tank and settling out the mud.

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