 contaminating |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] that infects or taints | |
| Synonyms: | corrupting | |
| Related terms: | infectious | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination | |
| Synonyms: | dirty | |
| Examples: | "the air near the foundry was always dirty" "the air near the foundry was always dirty" "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" |
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| Related terms: | clean | |
| Similar spelling: |
contamination contaminative contaminate contaminant contaminated continuing continuation continuant contemplation continuance continually contingent contemplate |
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