contamination

IPA: kʌntæmʌnˈeɪʃʌn

The act or process of contaminating
Something which contaminates.
(linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
(linguistics, etymology) 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.
The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

Examples of "contamination" in Sentences

It was the case of contamination.
The contamination is then removed by the pump.
The company denies responsibility for the contamination.
All this goes to show that perhaps "contamination" is not the way to look at it.
Although the extent of long-term contamination is not yet fully known, disturbing evidence is emerging.
Some contamination is inadvertent, such as pesticide residues in cows that drink water fouled by crop runoff.
The bacterium typically lives in the intestine of cattle, so a primary source of contamination is undercooked beef.
"Experience tells us that the point of contamination is likely at the farm level, which can then be spread during the entire processing chain," Allen said.
Not to mention the fact that the prions responsible for the disease just don't go away -- once they're in the soil, long term contamination is a major issue.
February 6th, 2010 at 5: 56 pm glamourdammerung says: drhunt says: glamour-first of all, heavy metal contamination is no longer an issue with distilling water from whatever source.
As a result deer to deer contact and local site contamination is less likely to occur at a food plot than at a bait site or feeding station thus significantly reducing the risk of disease transmission at a food plot.