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单词 contaminator
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contaminator


con·tam·i·nate

C0597000 (kən-tăm′ə-nāt′)tr.v. con·tam·i·nat·ed, con·tam·i·nat·ing, con·tam·i·nates 1. To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture.2. To expose to or permeate with radioactivity.3. Linguistics To influence the semantic properties or phonological form of (a word or phrase); blend with: The Middle English word femelle was contaminated by the word male, resulting in the modern form female.n. (-nĭt) One that contaminates; a contaminant.
[Middle English contaminaten, from Latin contāmināre, contāmināt-; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
con·tam′i·na′tive adj.con·tam′i·na′tor n.Synonyms: contaminate, befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint
These verbs mean to make dirty or impure: Pesticides contaminated the lake. Mud befouled his shoes. Noxious fumes foul the air. Farm runoff poisoned the fish. Exhaust polluted the air. Improper storage tainted the food.
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contaminator

nounOne that contaminates:adulterant, adulterator, contaminant, contamination, impurity, poison, pollutant.
EncyclopediaSeecontaminate

contaminator


  • noun

Synonyms for contaminator

noun one that contaminates

Synonyms

  • adulterant
  • adulterator
  • contaminant
  • contamination
  • impurity
  • poison
  • pollutant
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