HyperDic: contaminated

English > 2 senses of the word contaminated:
ADJECTIVEallcontaminatedcorrupted by contact / contact / contact or association
allcontaminated, pollutedrendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
contaminated > pronunciation
Soundskahntae'mahney.tahd; kahntae'mahney.tihd
Rhymesabbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd...
abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...
English > contaminated: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningcorrupted by contact / contact / contact or association.
Example"contaminated evidence"
Narrowermercury-contaminatedcontaminated by mercury
Oppositeuncontaminatednot corrupted by contact / contact / contact or association
Spanishcontaminado
English > contaminated: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningRendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution.
Example"had to boil the contaminated water"
Synonympolluted
Broaderimpurecombined with extraneous elements
Spanishcontaminado

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