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contamination

The correct spelling is contamination.

How to pronounce contamination

noun

IPA: /kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/

Say it like: Con-tam-ina-sho-n

The correct spelling is contamination. The act or process of contaminating

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act or process of contaminating
  2. 2.Something which contaminates.
  3. 3.A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  4. 4.(etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
  5. 5.The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

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