cross-contamination

noun

The transfer of a contaminant from one source to another.

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Meanings

nouncross-contamination (countable and uncountable, plural cross-contaminations)

plural cross-contaminations

  1. countableuncountableThe transfer of a contaminant from one source to another.

Origin

From cross- + contamination.

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APA

cross-contamination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contamination

MLA

“cross-contamination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contamination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-contamination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contamination.

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