Definition of CONTAMINATION. Meaning of CONTAMINATION. Synonyms of CONTAMINATION

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Definition of CONTAMINATION

Contamination
Contamination Con*tam`i*na"tion (k[o^]n*t[a^]m`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contaminatio.] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

Meaning of CONTAMINATION from wikipedia

- Contamination is the presence of a constituent, impurity, or some other undesirable element that renders something unsuitable, unfit or harmful for physical...
- Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids...
- Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or...
- up contamination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contamination is the presence of an unwanted constituent in another substance. Contamination may...
- In digital circuits, the contamination delay (denoted as tcd) is the minimum amount of time from when an input changes until any output starts to change...
- Contamination control is the generic term for all activities aiming to control the existence, growth and proliferation of contamination in certain areas...
- pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, light pollution, and visual pollution...
- Interplanetary contamination refers to biological contamination of a planetary body by a space probe or spacecraft, either deliberate or unintentional...
- elevated lead levels. A pair of scientific studies confirmed that lead contamination was present in the water supply. The city switched back to the Detroit...
- Vibrio cholerae), viruses, and protozoan parasites. Originally, fecal contamination was determined with the presence of coliform bacteria, a convenient...