Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective containing undesired or infective microorganisms.
  • adjective rendered impure by addition of deleterious substances.
  • adjective (Computers) damaged by inclusion of incorrect data or information not belonging.
  • adjective appearing unethical due to a questionable source or motives; -- of money or activities.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of contaminate.
  • adjective adulterated; impure

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  • adjective corrupted by contact or association
  • adjective rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution

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Examples

  • Rabbit food reduced the presence of estrogen in contaminated water by more than 80 percent, said researchers from the University of Cincinnati in the November ...

    Estrogen Contamination In Water Supplies Reduced With Rabbit Food Discovery News 2010

  • Water sources remain contaminated, basic services are inaccessible, and homes are severely damaged or destroyed.

    Red Cross: 1 Million Pakistani Flood Victims Unable to Return Home 2010

  • Rabbit food reduced the presence of estrogen in contaminated water by more than 80 percent, said researchers from the University of Cincinnati in the November issue of Environmental Pollution.

    Estrogen Contamination In Water Supplies Reduced With Rabbit Food The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Rabbit food reduced the presence of estrogen in contaminated water by more than 80 percent, said researchers from the University of Cincinnati in the November issue of Environmental Pollution.

    Estrogen Contamination In Water Supplies Reduced With Rabbit Food Discovery News 2010

  • So Martin contaminated Professor Caldwell with his own earnestness, challenging him to speak his mind.

    Chapter 27 2010

  • Rabbit food reduced the presence of estrogen in contaminated water by more than 80 percent, said researchers from the University of Cincinnati in the November issue of Environmental Pollution.

    Estrogen Contamination In Water Supplies Reduced With Rabbit Food The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Why do I need a hepatitis A vaccine, but not a cholera vaccine, given that both can be transmitted in contaminated water and shellfish?

    Cholera Vaccine 2008

  • Entire plantations of products are cultivated on terrain contaminated by DDT and irrigated with water from basins poisoned by toxic industrial waste and by the water from urban sewage disposals.

    Chinese Poison on our Tables | Disinformation 2008

  • Typhoid bacteria are ingested in contaminated food or water and can be avoided by drinking only bottled water, and avoiding ice, unpeeled fruits, undercooked meats, shellfish, salads, or food from street vendors.

    Typhoid Vaccine 2008

  • The cholera bacteria may be present in contaminated food, water or shellfish.

    Cholera Vaccine 2008

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