contaminating
- present participle of contaminate.
Example Sentences
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Prions can be shed through urine and feces for months or even years, contaminating vegetation and soil.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
Investigators eventually suspected that the bacteria were airborne and had infected people after contaminating the air conditioning system at the convention hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The move comes amid evidence the poisons are killing songbirds, which like to feather their nests with dog and cat hair, as well as contaminating rivers, killing aquatic life.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Particles emitted from a fusion plasma will erode the reactor wall, contaminating the plasma and rendering most known materials brittle and porous within months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
The gentlemanly Oliphant followed up two weeks later with the observation that as little as a single layer of contaminating deutons would produce the erroneous results.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
