dust contamination
- noun
- Specialized
:
contaminación por polvo
- The laboratory required strict protocols to prevent dust contamination of the samples.
Examples
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A small filter will shield the sensor against dust contamination.
Blog text (31) -
The IE2 is a magnetic encoder that is powerful, resistant to dust contamination, and lightproof.
Academic text (2003) -
I've got such a bad case of dust contamination I can barely move.
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Astonishing precautions have to be taken to avoid dust contamination showers, complex air filtration systems, special suits, and washdowns.
Fiction book (1994) -
He wore a mask to protect himself from dust contamination while working in the construction site.
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The quality of the product was compromised due to dust contamination during storage.
Synonyms
706
1.0
Tiny, dry particles that collect on surfaces or float in the air
255
2.7
Harmful substances in the air, water, or soil that damage health and nature
76
4.8
Harmful things that make food, water, or places unsafe
The amount of dust on something
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'presence of dust particles that make a surface impure' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dust' (tiny particles) with 'contamination' (making something impure). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows normal English compounding and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Dust contamination shows a simple image: tiny bits of dust land on a clean surface and cause contamination, making the item dirty or unsafe, like a speck that ruins a drawing or an experiment. So, it means 'the presence of dust particles that make a surface, material, or environment impure or unsafe'.