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- [verb kuh n-tam-uh-neyt; noun, adjective kuh n-tam-uh-nit, -neyt]
- /verb kənˈtæm əˌneɪt; noun, adjective kənˈtæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/
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- [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 contaminator word
- verb with object contaminator to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage. 1
- verb with object contaminator to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to: to contaminate a laboratory. 1
- noun contaminator something that contaminates or carries contamination; contaminant. 1
- adjective contaminator Obsolete. contaminated. 1
- noun contaminator A person who contaminates. 1
- noun contaminator A thing that contaminates; a contaminant. 0
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Origin of contaminator
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
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Parts of speech for Contaminator
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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contaminator 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.
contaminator usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contaminator
noun contaminator
- adulterant — a substance or ingredient that adulterates
- contamination — the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
- impurity — the quality or state of being impure.
- poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- pollutant — something that pollutes.
Antonyms for contaminator
noun contaminator
- environmentalist — A person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.
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