Contaminating — synonyms, contaminating antonyms, definition

1. contaminating (Adjective)

corrupting dirty

contaminating (Adjective) — Spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination.

contaminating (Adjective) — That infects or taints.

2. contaminating (Verb)

fouling polluting decontaminating

contaminating (Verb) — Make impure in a bad way; make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted substance. ex. "The industrial wastes contaminated the lake"

contaminating (Verb) — Make radioactive by adding radioactive material. ex. "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

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