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contaminating 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
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/kənˈtaməˌnāt/,
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contaminated, past participle; contaminates, 3rd person singular present; contaminating, present participle; contaminated, past tense;
  1. Make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance
    • - the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity
    • - the entertainment industry is able to contaminate the mind of the public
    • - contaminated blood products
  1. dirty: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout"
  2. corrupting: that infects or taints
  3. (contaminate) pollute: make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
  4. (contaminate) make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"
  5. (contaminated) corrupted by contact or association; "contaminated evidence"
  6. (contaminated) rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
  7. (Contaminated) Contamination is the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent (contaminant) in material, physical body, natural environment, at a workplace, etc.
  8. (Contamination (Private Practice)) "Contamination is the eleventh episode from the second season of Grey's Anatomy spin-off show, Private Practice. The episode aired on January 8, 2009 in the United States on ABC.
  9. (contaminate) To introduce impurities or foreign matter; to soil or defile
  10. (contaminated) adulterated; impure
  11. (contamination) The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates; A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds; The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the ...
  12. (Contaminate) To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture.
  13. (Contaminate) Allowing microorganisms to contact a sterile area, making it unsterile and creating potential for infection.
  14. (Contaminate) to make an accidental failure in aseptic technique.
  15. (Contaminate) to make unsafe for drinking. A poisonous or polluting substance that makes impure that to which it is added.
  16. (contaminate) A substance in water that is harmful or otherwise undesirable. Same as pollutant.
  17. (Contaminated) An impure condition indicating the presence of undesirable matter in swimming pool water.
  18. (Contaminated) means the presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface.
  19. (Contaminated) Containing bacteria, other microorganisms, or foreign material. The term usually refers to bacterial contamination and in this context is synonymous with colonized. ...
  20. (Contaminated) Conjoined with disturbing attitudes.
  21. (Contaminated) Open, fresh, accidental wounds. In addition, operations with major breaks in sterile technique (e.g., open cardiac massage) or gross spillage from the gastrointestinal tract, and incisions in which acute, nonpurulent inflammation is encountered are included in this category.
  22. (Contaminated) Refers to air, water, soil, or food that has been polluted by dangerous chemicals or infectious microbes (viruses, bacteria, or parasites) so that it becomes unusable or harmful. These contaminants may be physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substances.
  23. (Contaminated) Stained tile as a result of carton and tile being saturated by moisture, oils, solvents or other materials.
  24. Any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, and exposed ends of dental wires.
  25. (contamination) An impairment of the quality of the potable water.