contamination

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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contamination (plural contaminations)

1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
2. A grammatical blend, portmanteau.
3. 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.

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