Definition of contamination in English:
contamination
noun kənˌtamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nkənˌtæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.
the risk of contamination by dangerous bacteria
figurative the contamination of his morals
Example sentencesExamples
- Concerns about water quality are most commonly related to its microbial contamination.
- The factory used mercury formulate, which created very high levels of mercury contamination in the canal.
- What concerns us here is the possible contamination of this steel waste, and its potential threat to the environment.
- An important part of the segregation process is avoiding any possible contamination of the grain.
- Older artists cultivated by an ultraconservative Arts Council, viewed these forages into community art and politics as a contamination of the artistic canon.
- Blood extracts provide proteins that are widely used for vaccines, but possible viral contamination is a major concern.
- The government has developed a proposed regime for separation distances between crops, to avoid cross pollination or contamination.
- Using rooting cubes avoids insect, fungus, or nematode contaminations, which can occur even on fumigated nursery land.
- Most instances of groundwater contamination are due to leaching of herbicides from loading or disposal sites.
- Excess phosphorus in soil is linked to water contamination.
Definition of contamination in US English:
contamination
nounkənˌtaməˈnāSH(ə)nkənˌtæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n
The action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.
the risk of contamination by dangerous bacteria
figurative the contamination of his morals
Example sentencesExamples
- An important part of the segregation process is avoiding any possible contamination of the grain.
- What concerns us here is the possible contamination of this steel waste, and its potential threat to the environment.
- Blood extracts provide proteins that are widely used for vaccines, but possible viral contamination is a major concern.
- Excess phosphorus in soil is linked to water contamination.
- Older artists cultivated by an ultraconservative Arts Council, viewed these forages into community art and politics as a contamination of the artistic canon.
- Most instances of groundwater contamination are due to leaching of herbicides from loading or disposal sites.
- The government has developed a proposed regime for separation distances between crops, to avoid cross pollination or contamination.
- Concerns about water quality are most commonly related to its microbial contamination.
- Using rooting cubes avoids insect, fungus, or nematode contaminations, which can occur even on fumigated nursery land.
- The factory used mercury formulate, which created very high levels of mercury contamination in the canal.