contaminated
English
Adjective
contaminated (comparative more contaminated, superlative most contaminated)
- adulterated; impure
- made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
- 2004, Phil Croucher, JAR Professional Pilot Studies, pages 12–6:
- A "contaminated" runway has over 25% of its surface area covered with standing water or slush (or loose snow) more than 3mm thick, or compressed snow and ice anywhere along the takeoff run or accelerate-stop surface.
Derived terms
Collocations
with nouns
- contaminated food
- contaminated meat
- contaminated fish
- contaminated milk
- contaminated watr
- contaminated groundwater
- contaminated land
- contaminated soil
- contaminated sediment
- contaminated site
- contaminated property
- contaminated air
- contaminated product
- contaminated material
Translations
adulterated; impure
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