0%

contaminable

con·tam·i·nate
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kuh n-tam-uh-neyt; noun, adjective kuh n-tam-uh-nit, -neyt]
    • /verb kənˈtæm əˌneɪt; noun, adjective kənˈtæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kuh n-tam-uh-neyt; noun, adjective kuh n-tam-uh-nit, -neyt]
    • /verb kənˈtæm əˌneɪt; noun, adjective kənˈtæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/

Definitions of contaminable word

  • verb with object contaminable to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage. 1
  • verb with object contaminable to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to: to contaminate a laboratory. 1
  • noun contaminable something that contaminates or carries contamination; contaminant. 1
  • adjective contaminable Obsolete. contaminated. 1
  • adjective contaminable Capable of being contaminated. 0
See all 5 definitions of contaminable

Information block about the term

Origin of contaminable

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English contaminaten < Latin contāminātus, past participle of contāmināre to defile, spoil, equivalent to con- con- + -tāminare, verbal derivative of *tāmen something touched < *tag-s-men, equivalent to tag-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -s-men resultative noun suffix; cf. examen

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Contaminable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Contaminable

contaminable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

contaminable usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for contaminable

adj contaminable

  • corruptive — tending to corrupt or produce corruption
Just one Synonym for contaminable

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?