Definition of Contamination. Meaning of Contamination. Synonyms of Contamination

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Definition of Contamination

Contamination
Contamination Con*tam`i*na"tion (k[o^]n*t[a^]m`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contaminatio.] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

Meaning of Contamination from wikipedia

- Contamination is the presence of a constituent, impurity, or some other undesirable element that renders something unsuitable, unfit or harmful for both...
- Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids...
- pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, light pollution, and visual pollution...
- Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or...
- up contamination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contamination is the presence of an unwanted constituent in another substance. Contamination may...
- The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1987. During that...
- In digital circuits, the contamination delay (denoted as tcd) is the minimum amount of time from when an input changes until any output starts to change...
- (primarily plutonium, americium, and uranium) contamination within and outside its boundaries. The contamination primarily resulted from two major plutonium...
- investigation into the health impacts of the contamination. A class-action lawsuit about the contamination was settled in 1996 on July 2nd for $333 million...
- Telluric contamination is contamination of the astronomical spectra by the Earth's atmosphere. Most astronomical observations are conducted by measuring...