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con|tam|i|na|tion — «kuhn TAM uh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. a contaminating or being contaminated; pollution: »Milk should be kept covered to avoid contamination. SYNONYM(S): taint, defilement. 2. a thing that contaminates; an impurity … Useful english dictionary
de|con|tam|i|na|tion — «DEE kuhn TAM uh NAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of decontaminating: »Prompt decontamination measures were important factors in reducing the incidence and severity of the external symptoms (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
re|con|tam|i|nate — «REE kuhn TAM uh nayt», transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to contaminate again. –re´con|tam´i|na´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
tam — ban·tam·ize; bim·li·pa·tam; cap·ro·lac·tam; ce·vi·tam·ic; chit·tam; con·tam·i·nant; con·tam·i·na·tion; con·tam·i·na·tive; con·tam·i·na·tor; es·tam·page; es·tam·pie; glu·tam·ic; gua·tam·bu; hep·tam·e·ter; hip·po·po·tam·ic; in·con·tam·i·na·ble;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
contaminate — con|tam|i|nate [ kən tæmı,neıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to make something dirty, polluted, or poisonous by adding a chemical, waste, or infection: Industrial sewage continues to contaminate our beaches. 2. ) to affect something or someone in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contamination — con·tam·i·na·tion … English syllables
contamination — con•tam•i•na•tion [[t]kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of contaminating 2) the state of being contaminated 3) something that contaminates 4) ling. an alteration in a linguistic form due to the influence of a related form, as the replacement… … From formal English to slang
recontamination — re con•tam i•na′tion n … From formal English to slang
