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/kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪŋ/
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[ UK /kəntˈæmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈæmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
the air near the foundry was always dirty
a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout - that infects or taints
How To Use contaminating In A Sentence
- We do not make any warranty that the Site or its servers are free from viruses, worms, cancelbots, ‘Trojan Horses’ or anything else that has contaminating or destructive properties.
- Last year when Mount Redoubt erupted again in Alaska, the airline couldn't get its aircraft out of Anchorage early enough and ended up canceling flights and shrink-wrapping planes to keep ash from contaminating instruments and engines. How One Airline Skirts the Ash Clouds
- Monty suggests that despite — or because of — their wealth and political influence, the Jews are "contaminating" the nation with their "dirty" accents and their money. Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
- We need a transition to leave behind horribly inefficient and contaminating systems and change to new systems that respect the environment more.
- The Ruhl method involved enzymatic dissociation of myenteric plexus samples, the purification of enteric glial cells via complement-mediated cytolysis of contaminating cells, and transformation by retroviral gene transfer. Undefined
- Three major limitations are usually considered in the interpretation of functional proteomics datasets - (i) fidelity of the protein identification; (ii) proteins missed; and (iii) "contaminating" proteins found. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- There was no possibility of that site not contaminating the two streams and the harbour.
- And scenes are memorable, like when Vincent (Ethan Hawke) protects his identity by "contaminating" his keyboard with "Valid" skin samples taken from the disabled Valid (Jude Law) who is helping him. SF Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen
- They added somebody stealing food can be jailed while those who poison people by contaminating food can get away scot free.
- There have also been problems with the brown bin or composting bin service, with a handful of households contaminating it with dead animals and non-recyclable waste.