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contaminated en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. adulterated; impure
  2. made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
    • A "contaminated" runway has over 25% of its surface area covered with standing water or slush (or loose snow) more than 3mm thick, or compressed snow and ice anywhere along the takeoff run or accelerate-stop surface. 2004, Phil Croucher, JAR Professional Pilot Studies, pages 12–6:

Forms

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more contaminated Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most contaminated Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

raw · pure

Deriveds

radiocontaminated · noncontaminated · hypercontaminated · uncontaminated

Hypernyms

deteriorated

Hyponyms

infected · rotten · laced · irradiated · spiked

Synonyms

polluted · common · polluted · tainted · contaminated · tainted · mixed · corrupted · sophisticated · adulterated

Translations (6)

uk забруднений (adulterated; impure) · es contaminado (adulterated; impure) · mi paruparu (adulterated; impure) · pt contaminado (adulterated; impure) · grc μιαρός (adulterated; impure) · mi nanu (adulterated; impure)

contaminated en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of contaminate
    form of contaminate