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non-contamination

non--con·tam·i·na·tion
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh n-tam-uh-ney-shuh n]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh n-tam-uh-ney-shuh n]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən/

Definitions of non-contamination word

  • noun non-contamination the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc. 1
  • noun non-contamination the act of contaminating, or of rendering something harmful or unusable by the addition of radioactive material: the contamination of food following a nuclear attack. 1
  • noun non-contamination the state of being contaminated: The manufacturer recalled the product because of possible salmonella contamination. 1
  • noun non-contamination Rare. something that contaminates a place or substance, as by making it impure, unsuitable, harmful, or unusable; a contaminant. 1
  • noun non-contamination Linguistics. an alternation in a linguistic form due to the influence of a related form, as the replacement in English of earlier femelle with female through the influence of male. the process of forming blends. Compare blend (def 9). 1
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Origin of non-contamination

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English contaminacioun < Late Latin contāminātiōn- (stem of contāminātiō), equivalent to contāmināt(us) (see contaminate) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Non-contamination

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-contamination

non-contamination popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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