contaminated

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be | become | remain

ADV

badly, heavily, highly

The fish in that river were badly contaminated with toxic chemicals from the factory.

potentially

PREP

with

The water supply in that village became contaminated with harmful bacteria last summer.

Definitions

adj

1

adulterated; impure

2

made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.

A "contaminated" runway has over 25% of its surface area covered with standing water or slush (or loose snow) more than 3mm thick, or compressed snow and ice anywhere along the takeoff run or accelerate-stop surface.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution

polluted

Antonyms

uncontaminated

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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A "contaminated" runway has over 25% of its surface area covered with standing water or slush (or loose snow) more than 3mm thick, or compressed snow and ice anywhere along the takeoff run or accelera

Wiktionary

02

These infections were caused by contaminated milk.

Tatoeba · #55246

03

Twenty-five years after Chernobyl, milk, mushrooms and berries are still contaminated in some parts of Ukraine.

Tatoeba · #823020

04

TEPCO is unable to stop the flow of dirty water contaminated with highly radioactive material.

Tatoeba · #823277

05

Is there any chance that you have eaten any of the contaminated food?

Tatoeba · #954018

06

What we ended up learning was that the meat had been contaminated.

Tatoeba · #954583