contamination
noun
the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc.
contaminations
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pluralof contamination.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nephew said if time was short, the U.S. could also seek to dilute the material on-site by mixing it with natural uranium or destroy it, although that could cause chemical contaminations in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
The potential applications could include antimicrobial spray or coating to control foodborne pathogen contaminations at both pre-harvest and post-harvest stages, the researchers said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
Across the UK new cases of HIV and hepatitis continued to be diagnosed decades after the first contaminations, resulting in many early deaths.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2022
“We had a jump in contaminations since the beginning of January, tripling the number of people infected,” Pazuello said Tuesday.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2021
She drew up her short linsey-woolsey garments from the contaminations beneath her feet.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
