Associations to the word «Contaminate»
Noun
- Groundwater
- Ingestion
- Contamination
- Contaminant
- Sewage
- Landfill
- Pollutant
- Sludge
- Wastewater
- Cholera
- Asbestos
- Microorganism
- Fallout
- Epa
- Toxin
- Hydrocarbon
- Pesticide
- Sediment
- Microbe
- Poisoning
- Runoff
- Hepatitis
- Soil
- Bacterium
- Pathogen
- Diarrhea
- Seafood
- Spill
- Waste
- Seawater
- Chemical
- Plume
- Poultry
- Exposure
- Impurity
- Infection
- Spore
- Saliva
- Cyst
- Pollution
- Disposal
- Uranium
- Sanitation
- Utensil
- Purification
- Consuming
- Filtration
- Virus
- Metal
- Droplet
- Containment
- Solvent
- Manure
- Parasite
- Leak
- Smallpox
- Nitrate
- Outbreak
- Epidemic
- Consumption
- Sewer
- Sample
- Debris
- Hygiene
- Tnt
- Reactor
- Mercury
- Urine
- Fluid
- Gallon
- Handler
- Hiv
- Food
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CONTAMINATE, verb. (transitive) To introduce impurities or foreign matter to.
CONTAMINATE, verb. (transitive) To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association.
CONTAMINATE, verb. (transitive) To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
Dictionary definition
CONTAMINATE, verb. Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake".
CONTAMINATE, verb. Make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.