Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of contaminate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivespreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
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adjectivethat infects or taints
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APA
contaminating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contaminating
MLA
“contaminating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contaminating. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contaminating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contaminating.
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