contaminative

1 9.6

Making something dirty or unsafe by contact with harmful material

adjective
/kənˈtæmɪnətɪv/

: 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

3 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

1 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

235 1.0

Has nothing mixed with it

How Contaminating

toxic

395 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.