Dictionary

contamination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˌtæm.ɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
• /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
• [kənˌɾ̃æm.əˈneɪ.ʃən] (General-American)
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• [kənˌtɛəm.əˈneɪ.ʃən] (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin contāminātiōnem.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of contaminating.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something which contaminates.
3. (countable, uncountable) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
4. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.

Forms

Antonyms

conservation · distillation · decontamination · purification

Deriveds

radiocontamination · xenocontamination · microcontamination · noncontamination · anticontamination · decontamination · cross-contamination · recontamination · biocontamination

Hypernyms

desterilization · impurification · change

Synonyms

defilement · pollution · adulterant · adulterant · contaminant · contamination · impurity · pollutant · defilement · pollution · adulteration · pollutant · sophisticant · contaminant · sophistication · contaminator · pollution · taint · defedation · impurity · taint · adulterator · contamination · sophisticant

Translations (77)

be забрудне́нне (the act or process of contaminating) · de Kontamination (the act or process of contaminating) · ru контамина́ция (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) · hu szennyezettség (the act or process of contaminating) · bg замърся́ване (the act or process of contaminating) · be забру́джванне (the act or process of contaminating) · fi saastuttaminen (the act or process of contaminating) · ko 오염 (the act or process of contaminating) · it contaminazione (the act or process of contaminating) · mk контамина́ција (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · uk контаміна́ція (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) · ia contamination (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · cs kontaminace (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · ca contaminació (the act or process of contaminating) · nv iʼniiyą́ą́ʼ (the act or process of contaminating) · lb Verseuchung (the act or process of contaminating) · nl contaminatie (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · ca contaminació (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · uk контаміна́ція (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · de Verseuchung (the act or process of contaminating) · eo kontamino (the act or process of contaminating) · ka მოწამვლა (the act or process of contaminating) · nl contaminatie (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) · hu szennyezés (the act or process of contaminating) · ar تَلْوِيث (the act or process of contaminating) · lb Kontaminatioun (the act or process of contaminating) · uk забру́днення (the act or process of contaminating) · cs znečištění (the act or process of contaminating) · ru загрязне́ние (the act or process of contaminating) · ro contaminare (the act or process of contaminating) · pl skażenie (the act or process of contaminating) · nl contaminatie (the act or process of contaminating) · fi pilaantuminen (the act or process of contaminating) · pl adideacja (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) · mk загаду́вање (the act or process of contaminating) · pl kontaminacja (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · fr contamination (the act or process of contaminating) · lv kontaminēšanās (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) · ar تَلَوُّث (the act or process of contaminating) · lv kontaminācija (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) · hu kontamináció (the act or process of contaminating) · pms contaminassion (the act or process of contaminating) · cmn 污染 (the act or process of contaminating) · ru контамина́ция (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · prs آلُودَگِی (the act or process of contaminating) · de Verunreinigung (the act or process of contaminating) · pt contaminação (the act or process of contaminating) · gd truailleadh (the act or process of contaminating) · sk kontaminácia (the act or process of contaminating) · eo kontaminado (the act or process of contaminating) · pl kontaminacja (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) · ja コンタミネーション (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · fi sanasekauma (a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)) · hu fertőzöttség (the act or process of contaminating) · nl verontreiniging (the act or process of contaminating) · ka კონტამინაცია (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) · es contaminación (the act or process of contaminating) · ja コンタミネーション (the act or process of contaminating) · fa-ira آلودِگی (the act or process of contaminating) · hu elszennyeződés (the act or process of contaminating) · ja 汚染 (the act or process of contaminating) · be забру́джваньне (the act or process of contaminating) · ka დაბინძურება (the act or process of contaminating) · ia contamination (the act or process of contaminating) · hi मिलावट (the act or process of contaminating) · mt kontaminazzjoni (the act or process of contaminating) · mn халдвар (the act or process of contaminating) · cs kontaminace (the act or process of contaminating) · sk znečistenie (the act or process of contaminating) · hu szennyeződés (the act or process of contaminating) · be забрудне́ньне (the act or process of contaminating) · el μόλυνση (the act or process of contaminating) · fi saastuminen (the act or process of contaminating) · hu beszennyeződés (the act or process of contaminating) · tr bulaşma (the act or process of contaminating) · he קוֹנְטֶמִינֶצְיָה (the act or process of contaminating) · hu beszennyezés (the act or process of contaminating)