Definizione monolingua

contamination

contamination (plural contaminations)

1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
2. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
3. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

Definizione dizionario contamination

	contaminazione
	The act or process of contaminating
	Introduction into or onto water, air, soil or other media of microorganisms, chemicals, toxic substances, wastes, wastewater or other pollutants in a concentration that makes the medium unfit for its next intended use.

contagio

infezione

inquinamento

Altri significati:

A grammatical blend

The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

contamination (creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning)

The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

(linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.