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单词 contamination
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Definition of contamination in English:

contamination

noun kənˌtamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nkənˌtæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.

    the risk of contamination by dangerous bacteria
    figurative the contamination of his morals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Concerns about water quality are most commonly related to its microbial contamination.
    • The factory used mercury formulate, which created very high levels of mercury contamination in the canal.
    • What concerns us here is the possible contamination of this steel waste, and its potential threat to the environment.
    • An important part of the segregation process is avoiding any possible contamination of the grain.
    • Older artists cultivated by an ultraconservative Arts Council, viewed these forages into community art and politics as a contamination of the artistic canon.
    • Blood extracts provide proteins that are widely used for vaccines, but possible viral contamination is a major concern.
    • The government has developed a proposed regime for separation distances between crops, to avoid cross pollination or contamination.
    • Using rooting cubes avoids insect, fungus, or nematode contaminations, which can occur even on fumigated nursery land.
    • Most instances of groundwater contamination are due to leaching of herbicides from loading or disposal sites.
    • Excess phosphorus in soil is linked to water contamination.

Definition of contamination in US English:

contamination

nounkənˌtaməˈnāSH(ə)nkənˌtæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • The action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.

    the risk of contamination by dangerous bacteria
    figurative the contamination of his morals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An important part of the segregation process is avoiding any possible contamination of the grain.
    • What concerns us here is the possible contamination of this steel waste, and its potential threat to the environment.
    • Blood extracts provide proteins that are widely used for vaccines, but possible viral contamination is a major concern.
    • Excess phosphorus in soil is linked to water contamination.
    • Older artists cultivated by an ultraconservative Arts Council, viewed these forages into community art and politics as a contamination of the artistic canon.
    • Most instances of groundwater contamination are due to leaching of herbicides from loading or disposal sites.
    • The government has developed a proposed regime for separation distances between crops, to avoid cross pollination or contamination.
    • Concerns about water quality are most commonly related to its microbial contamination.
    • Using rooting cubes avoids insect, fungus, or nematode contaminations, which can occur even on fumigated nursery land.
    • The factory used mercury formulate, which created very high levels of mercury contamination in the canal.
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