contaminous

con·tam·i·nate

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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 contaminous word

verb with object contaminous to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage. 1
verb with object contaminous to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to: to contaminate a laboratory. 1
noun contaminous something that contaminates or carries contamination; contaminant. 1
adjective contaminous Obsolete. contaminated. 1

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Origin of contaminous

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 Contaminous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Contaminous

contaminous 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.

contaminous usage trend in Literature

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