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contaminated — adj. 1. containing undesired or infective microorganisms. Syn: dirty, infected. [WordNet 1.5] 2. rendered impure by addition of deleterious substances; as, had to boil the contaminated water. Syn: polluted. [WordNet 1.5] 3. 1 (Computers) damaged… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contaminated — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ heavily, highly ▪ A lot of our drinking water is now heavily contaminated … Collocations dictionary
contaminated — con|tam|i|nat|ed [kənˈtæmıneıtıd] adj water, food etc that is contaminated has had a harmful substance added to it contaminated food/blood/water supplies etc ▪ Several outbreaks of infection have been traced to contaminated food … Dictionary of contemporary English
contaminated — adjective 1. corrupted by contact or association contaminated evidence • Ant: ↑uncontaminated • Similar to: ↑mercury contaminated 2. rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution had to boil the contaminated water … Useful english dictionary
Contaminated — Contaminate Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contaminated — adjective 1 water, food etc that is contaminated has dangerous or harmful things in it, such as chemicals or poison: Several outbreaks of infection have been traced to contaminated food. 2 influenced in a way that produces a bad effect … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contaminated — con|tam|i|nat|ed [ kən tæmı,neıtəd ] adjective FORMAL made dirty, polluted, or poisonous by the addition of a chemical, waste, or infection: contaminated food/water/blood … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contaminated — un·contaminated; … English syllables
contaminated — UK [kənˈtæmɪˌneɪtɪd] / US [kənˈtæmɪˌneɪtəd] adjective made dirty, polluted, or poisonous by the addition of a chemical, waste, or infection contaminated food/water/blood … English dictionary
Contaminated haemophilia blood products — Contaminated hemophilia blood products were a serious public health problem in the late 1970s through 1985. These products caused large numbers of haemophiliacs to become infected with HIV and hepatitis C. The companies involved included Alpha… … Wikipedia
