English Explanatory Dictionary

contaminated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of contaminate
adj
  1. adulterated; impure
  2. made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-contaminated.wav

Word forms

contaminated more contaminated most contaminated

Synonyms

adulterated common contaminated corrupted mixed polluted sophisticated tainted

Antonyms

pure raw

Derived words

hypercontaminated noncontaminated radiocontaminated uncontaminated
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