cross-contaminate

verb

To transfer a contaminant from one source to another.

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Meanings

verbcross-contaminate (third-person singular simple present cross-contaminates, present participle cross-contaminating, simple past and past participle cross-contaminated)

present singular third person cross-contaminates · participle present cross-contaminating · participle past cross-contaminated · past cross-contaminated · alternative crosscontaminate

  1. transitiveTo transfer a contaminant from one source to another.

Origin

From cross- + contaminate.

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Translations

Swedish korsförorena
  • korsförorenaTo transfer a contaminant from one source to another
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APA

cross-contaminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contaminate

MLA

“cross-contaminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contaminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-contaminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contaminate.

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