CONTAMINATED
\kəntˈamɪnˌe͡ɪtɪd], \kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪd], \k_ə_n_t_ˈa_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of CONTAMINATED
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contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
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rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
By Princeton University
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