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contaminative

contaminative

1 9.6
Making something dirty or unsafe by contact with harmful material
  • adjective
  • /kənˈtæmɪnətɪv/
translation icon : contaminativo
  • Regular cleaning helps prevent the spread of contaminative substances in laboratories.

Examples

  • The contaminative effects of industrial waste have devastated local rivers.

  • Improper disposal of chemicals is a contaminative practice that threatens public health.

  • Avoid contaminative substances!

  • This is a contaminative material.

  • Improper disposal of chemicals is a contaminative practice that threatens public health.

  • The contaminative effects of industrial waste have devastated local rivers.

  • Regular cleaning helps prevent the spread of contaminative substances in laboratories.

Synonyms

contaminating
vscontaminative
4.9

Causing something to become dirty or harmful by adding unwanted materials

is identical in meaning but expressed as an -ive adjective
pollutive
vscontaminative
7.0

Causing pollution, for example gases or chemicals that harm the environment

is broader, meaning impurity by contact or mixing beyond environmental harm

Antonyms

clean
∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

pure
390 1.0

Has nothing mixed with it

How Contaminating

toxic
380 4.0
contaminative
1 9.6
innocuous
30 6.5

Surface Forms

contaminative positive

Morphology

contaminative = contaminate (transparent) = contamin + ive

The suffix '-ive' is used to form adjectives indicating a tendency or capability, which is clear from the verb 'contaminate'.

Etymology

Contaminative comes from the verb contaminate, which means 'to make dirty or impure', plus the ending -ive, which means 'causing'. So, something contaminative is something that causes contamination or makes other things unsafe.