contamination
101contamination — 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… …
102contamination — /kəntæməˈneɪʃən/ (say kuhntamuh nayshuhn) noun 1. the act of contaminating. 2. the state of being contaminated. 3. something that contaminates. 4. Bibliography the corruption of a text by the influence of variant versions. 5. the exposure of… …
103contamination — nf. kontaminachon (Albanais, Villards Thônes) …
104contamination — Condition of impurity resulting from mixture or contact with foreign substance. American Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa. v. Myrick, C.A.Tex., 304 F.2d 179, 183. See also adulteration foreign substance …
105contamination — Condition of impurity resulting from mixture or contact with foreign substance. American Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa. v. Myrick, C.A.Tex., 304 F.2d 179, 183. See also adulteration foreign substance …
106contamination — A condition of impurity resulting from mixture or contact with a foreign substance. Anno: 80 ALR2d 1289 …
107residual contamination — Contamination which remains after steps have been taken to remove it. These steps may consist of nothing more than allowing the contamination to decay normally …
108Radioactive contamination — The radiation warning symbol (trefoil) …
109Chinese protein export contamination — was first identified after the wide recall of many brands of cat and dog food starting in March 2007 (the 2007 pet food recalls), and eventually involved the human food supply. The recalls in North America, Europe and South Africa came in… …
110Soil contamination — Excavation showing soil contamination at a disused gasworks. Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. This type of contamination… …
