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Meaning of contamination | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized
kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. Pollution, contamination.
  2. The act or process of contaminating.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Something which contaminates.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
    countable, uncountable
  5. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  6. The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التلوّث تلوث تلويث
Bosanski kontaminacija onečišćenje onečišćenost контаминација онечишћеност онечишћење
Català contaminació
Čeština kontaminace znečištění
Deutsch Kontamination Verseuchung Verstrahlung Verunreinigung
Ελληνικά μόλυνση ρύπανση ρύπος
Español contaminación
Suomi kontaminaatio pilaantuminen saastuminen saastuttaminen
Français contamination
Gàidhlig truailleadh
Galego contaminación
עברית זיהום
हिन्दी मिलावट संदूषण
Hrvatski kontaminacija onečišćenje onečišćenost контаминација онечишћеност онечишћење
Magyar fertőzöttség szennyezés szennyeződés
Italiano contaminazione
日本語 コンタミネーション 汚染
한국어 오염
Latina adulterium pollutio
Македонски загадување контаминација
Монгол халдвар
Malti kontaminazzjoni
Nederlands contaminatie verontreiniging
Polski adideacja kontaminacja skażenie zanieczyszczenie
Português contaminação
Română contaminare
Русский загрязнение контаминация
Српски kontaminacija onečišćenje onečišćenost контаминација онечишћеност онечишћење
Svenska förorening kontaminering
Türkçe bulaşma kontaminasyon
Українська забруднення контамінація

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Contaminations Contaminative contaminator Contango contango day contbn.

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