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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contamination \Con*tam`i*na"tion\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contaminatio.] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also that which contaminates. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contamination n 1: the state of being contaminated [syn: {taint}] 2: a substance that contaminates [syn: {contaminant}] 3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: {pollution}] [ant: {decontamination}]
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