Meanings
nouncontamination (countable and uncountable, plural contaminations)
plural contaminations
- countableuncountableSomething which contaminates.
Synonyms: adulterant, contaminant, impurity, pollutant, sophisticant, adulterant, adulterator, contaminant
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- countableuncountableetymologyThe influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of contaminating.
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nounSomething which contaminates.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
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Origin
- Latincontāminātiōnem
- Englishcontamination
From Latin contāminātiōnem.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَلْوِيث, تَلَوُّث
- تَلْوِيث (talwīṯ)the act or process of contaminating
- تَلَوُّث (talawwuṯ)the act or process of contaminating
Bulgarian замърся́ване
- замърся́ване (zamărsjávane)the act or process of contaminating
Catalan contaminació, contaminació
- contaminacióthe act or process of contaminating
- contaminacióa process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
Chinese Mandarin 污染
- 污染 (wūrǎn)the act or process of contaminating
Czech znečištění, kontaminace
- znečištěníthe act or process of contaminating
- kontaminacethe act or process of contaminating
- kontaminacea process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
Dutch verontreiniging, contaminatie
- verontreinigingthe act or process of contaminating
- contaminatiethe act or process of contaminating
- contaminatiea process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
- contaminatielinguistics, 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
Esperanto kontaminado, kontamino
- kontaminadothe act or process of contaminating
- kontaminothe act or process of contaminating
Finnish saastuminen, pilaantuminen
- saastuminenthe act or process of contaminating
- pilaantuminenthe act or process of contaminating
- saastuttaminenthe act or process of contaminating
- sanasekaumaa process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
French contamination
- contaminationthe act or process of contaminating
German Verunreinigung, Verseuchung
- Verunreinigungthe act or process of contaminating
- Verseuchungthe act or process of contaminating
- Kontaminationthe act or process of contaminating
Greek μόλυνση
- μόλυνση (mólynsi)the act or process of contaminating
Hebrew קוֹנְטֶמִינֶצְיָה
- קוֹנְטֶמִינֶצְיָה (konteminátsya)the act or process of contaminating
Hindi मिलावट
- मिलावट (milāvaṭ)the act or process of contaminating
Hungarian szennyezés, beszennyezés
- szennyezésthe act or process of contaminating
- beszennyezésthe act or process of contaminating
- szennyeződésthe act or process of contaminating
- beszennyeződésthe act or process of contaminating
- elszennyeződésthe act or process of contaminating
- szennyezettségthe act or process of contaminating
- kontaminációthe act or process of contaminating
- fertőzöttségthe act or process of contaminating
Italian contaminazione
- contaminazionethe act or process of contaminating
Japanese 汚染, コンタミネーション
- 汚染 (osen)the act or process of contaminating
- コンタミネーション (kontaminēshon)the act or process of contaminating
- コンタミネーション (kontaminēshon)a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
Korean 오염
- 오염 (oyeom)the act or process of contaminating
Latvian kontaminēšanās, kontaminācija
- kontaminēšanāslinguistics, 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
- kontaminācijalinguistics, 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
Polish skażenie, kontaminacja
- skażeniethe act or process of contaminating
- kontaminacjaa process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
- kontaminacjalinguistics, 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
- adideacjalinguistics, 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
Portuguese contaminação
- contaminaçãothe act or process of contaminating
Romanian contaminare
- contaminarethe act or process of contaminating
Russian загрязне́ние, контамина́ция
- загрязне́ние (zagrjaznénije)the act or process of contaminating
- контамина́ция (kontaminácija)a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
- контамина́ция (kontaminácija)linguistics, 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
Scottish Gaelic truailleadh
- truailleadhthe act or process of contaminating
Slovak znečistenie, kontaminácia
- znečisteniethe act or process of contaminating
- kontamináciathe act or process of contaminating
Spanish contaminación
- contaminaciónthe act or process of contaminating
Turkish bulaşma
- bulaşmathe act or process of contaminating
Ukrainian забру́днення, контаміна́ція
- забру́днення (zabrúdnennja)the act or process of contaminating
- контаміна́ція (kontaminácija)a process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; blend, portmanteau (word)
- контаміна́ція (kontaminácija)linguistics, 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
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with contamination
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
contamination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contamination
MLA
“contamination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contamination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contamination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contamination.
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