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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/
- /ˌʌnk.ən.ˈtæ.mɪ.neɪ.tɪd/
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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 uncontaminated word
- verb with object uncontaminated to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage. 1
- verb with object uncontaminated to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to: to contaminate a laboratory. 1
- noun uncontaminated something that contaminates or carries contamination; contaminant. 1
- adjective uncontaminated Obsolete. contaminated. 1
- adjective uncontaminated not polluted, pure 1
- adjective uncontaminated not having been polluted, infected, or made impure 0
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Origin of uncontaminated
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 Uncontaminated
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uncontaminated 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.
uncontaminated usage trend in Literature
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adj uncontaminated
- axenic — (of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated
- brand new — entirely new.
- chaste — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
adjective uncontaminated
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- aseptic — free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
- clarified — Clarified butter has been made clear by being heated.
- decontaminated — Simple past tense and past participle of decontaminate.
- disinfected — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
Antonyms for uncontaminated
adj uncontaminated
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
adjective uncontaminated
- misbehaving — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
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