contaminating
- adjective
- /kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪŋ/
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contaminante
- Those thrusters left foreign chemicals on the ground, contaminating soil samples.
And so this story itself could have a kind of contaminating effect, could it not?
- And so this story itself could have a kind of contaminating effect, could it not?
- In any laboratory situation, of course there are contaminating effects, even if nothing more.
Examples
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In any laboratory situation, of course there are contaminating effects, even if nothing more.
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And so this story itself could have a kind of contaminating effect, could it not?
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And that there's no contaminating things going on with with the environment.
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I like letting things dry completely so that they're not contaminating each other's spaces like that Blue was doing with the skin.
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If we dig down into Epstein, we will come across the cesspool that I believe is contaminating other large parts of the government.
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If we dig down into Epstein, we will come across the cesspool that I believe is contaminating other large parts of the government.
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It is because the primacy of looking in Baule culture is total: seeing something is potentially more significant, more dangerous, and contaminating than touching or ingesting something.
Academic text (1997) -
The factory spilled chemicals into the river, contaminating the water supply for local residents.
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Pesticides can be contaminating to the crops and the surrounding environment if not used properly.
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The old pipes were leaking, contaminating the drinking water with rust and other impurities.
Synonyms
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4.9
To make things like water or soil unsafe by adding harmful substances
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7.3
To make something harmful or spoil its quality
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3.4
To make water, air or land dirty by adding harmful waste
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4.4
To damage a relationship or group by spreading bad ideas
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4.5
To make something dirty or blocked so it does not work properly
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1.0
To make something unclean or covered with dirt
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8.2
To make food or drink impure by adding cheaper ingredients
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9.4
Make something dirty or spoiled by adding harmful things
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3.5
To make something dirty with wet dirt, for example shoes or floors
Making something impure by adding cheaper or harmful substances
Antonyms
How Polluting
Surface Forms
Morphology
contaminating = contaminate (transparent) = contaminate + ing
Standard adjectival use of the present-participle '-ing' from the verb 'contaminate', meaning 'causing contamination'.
Etymology
Contaminating comes from the old Latin verb contaminare, which meant 'to make unclean' and combines con- 'with' and a root meaning 'to touch', a bit like the idea behind contact. So something contaminating is making a place or thing impure by 'touching' or mixing in harmful or unwanted substances.