contamination : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: contamination	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for contamination
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contamination n the state of being contaminated [syn: contamination, taint] a substance that contaminates Synonym(s): contaminant, contamination the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors Synonym(s): contamination, pollution Antonym(s): decontamination
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contamination \Contam`ina"tion\ (k[ocr]nt[acr]m`[icr]n[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. contaminatio.] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.