Contamination

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contamination \Con*tam`i*na"tion\
     (k[o^]n*t[a^]m`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contaminatio.]
     The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement;
     taint; also, that which contaminates.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contamination
       n 1: the state of being contaminated [syn: {taint}]
       2: a substance that contaminates [syn: {contaminant}]
       3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either
          intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or
          factors [syn: {pollution}] [ant: {decontamination}]