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CONTAMINATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
Example:
polluted lakes and streams
Synonyms:
contaminated; polluted
Classified under:
Similar:
impure (combined with extraneous elements)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Corrupted by contact or association
Example:
contaminated evidence
Classified under:
Similar:
mercury-contaminated (contaminated by mercury)
Antonym:
uncontaminated (not corrupted by contact or association)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb contaminate
Context examples:
The bacteria are transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food.
(Listeriosis, NCI Thesaurus)
It spreads from person to person through coughs, sneezes and saliva, as well as through contact with contaminated items and surfaces.
(Mumps Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
Arsenic poisoning from drinking contaminated groundwater affects about 140 million people in 50 countries and an estimated 43,000 people die of it annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
(Watermelon rind a cheap filter for arsenic in groundwater, SciDev.Net)
Brandon now estimates that the ocean is contaminated by 8.3 million pieces of mini-microplastics per cubic meter of water.
(Microplastics million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought, National Science Foundation)
They found that one-third of the examined corals were contaminated with plastic waste.
(Plastic debris linked to coral disease, death, SciDev.Net)
Contaminated water supplies can lead to Giardia infections.
(Parasitic Diseases, NIH)
It can spread from person to person, or through contaminated food or water.
(Norovirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
They can spread the eggs to others directly through their hands, or through contaminated clothing, bedding, food, or other articles.
(Pinworms, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Exposure from touching an object, person, or body substance contaminated with a suspected or confirmed infectious agent.
(Physical Contagion Contact, NCI Thesaurus)
Different ways the virus is spread include sharing needles with an infected person and being stuck accidentally by a needle contaminated with the virus.
(HBV, NCI Dictionary)
