Look up: contamination

1. Contamination
   Introduction into water, air, and soil of microorganisms, chemicals, toxic substances, wastes, or wastewater in a concentration that makes the medium unfit for its next intended use. Also applies to surfaces of objects, buildings, and various household and agricultural use products.
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2. Contamination
   Harbouring of or contact with micro-organisms (or other organisms such as insect parasites) in absence of a relationship which may be considered commensalistic, mutualistic or parasitic or the presence of an unwanted pesticide or other material in or on a plant, animal or their by-products.
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3. Contamination
   Usually an undesirable situation where radioactive material in an Unsealed Source (open source) state is present in the working environment, or otherwise un-contained and not required. Contamination can either be loose (easily removed) or fixed. Loose contamination is usually of more concern since i...
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4. contamination
   [n] - the state of being contaminated 2. [n] - the act of contaminating or polluting
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5. contamination
   the presence in a drilling fluid of any foreign material that may tend to produce detrimental properties of the drilling fluid.
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6. Contamination
   a general term signifying the introduction into water of microorganisms, chemicals, wastes or sewage which renders the water unfit for its intended use.
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7. Contamination
   Contamination is the absorption of potentially dangerous substances such as biological or chemical agents, possibly as a result of biochemical warfare, or radioactive material, by personnel or objects.
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8. contamination
   invasion of a person or animal by pathogenic germs (contaminants); Presence of an infectious agent on inanimate articles such as clothes, surgical instruments, dressings, water, milk, food; Transfer and propagation of a contaminant; The undesirable presence of radioactive material Category: Manag...
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9. Contamination
   Traces of chemicals that are present where they don't belong, causing loss of chemical activity, staining, or other problems.
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10. Contamination
    Introduction into water, air, and soil of microorganisms, chemicals, toxic substances, wastes, or wastewater in a concentration that makes the medium unfit for its next intended use. Also applies to surfaces of objects, buildings, and various household and agricultural use products.
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11. Contamination
    Con·tam`i·na'tion (kŏn*tăm`ĭ*nā'shŭn) noun [ Latin contaminatio .] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
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12. contamination
    The soiling or pollution by inferior material, as by the introduction of organisms into a wound or sewage into a stream. ... Origin: L. Contaminatio from con =together + tangere = to touch ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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13. contamination
    pollution noun the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
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14. contamination
    taint noun the state of being contaminated
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15. contamination
    (kәn-tam″ĭ-na´shәn) the soiling or making inferior by contact or mixture, as by introduction of organisms into a wound. the deposition of radioactive material in any place where it is not desired, especially where its presence may be harmful or constitute a radiation hazard.
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16. Contamination
    • (n.) The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
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17. contamination
    in manuscript tradition, a blending whereby a single manuscript contains readings originating from different sources or different lines of tradition. ...
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18. contamination
    (L. contaminatio from con together + tangere to touch) the soiling or pollution by inferior material, as by the introduction of organisms into a wound, or sewage into a stream.
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19. contamination
    the involuntary presence of a radioactive substance in a region where it is not wanted; e.g., in or on the body of a person, (internal or external contamination), or on clothing or on parts of a laboratory
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20. Contamination
    Occurs when at least one telephone number within thousands-block of telephone numbers is not available for assignment to end users or customers.
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21. contamination
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-tam′i-nā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The presence of an infectious agent on a body surface; also on or in clothes, bedding, toys, surgical instruments or dressings, or other inanimate articles or substances including water, milk, and food, or that infecti...
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22. Contamination
    Usually an undesirable situation where radioactive material in an Unsealed Source (open source) state is present in the working environment, or otherwise un-contained and not required. Contamination can either be loose (easily removed) or fixed. Loose contamination is usually of more concern since i...
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23. Contamination
    `Contamination` is the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent (contaminant) in material, physical body, natural environment, at a workplace, etc. Specifics: "Contamination" also has more specific meanings in science: All chemicals contain some level of contamination. Contamination ma...
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24. Contamination
    (film) `Contamination` (also known as `Alien Contamination`, `Contamination: Alien on Earth` and `Toxic Spawn`) is a 1980 science fiction horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi and starring Ian McCulloch.--> Plot: A large ship drifts into New York Harbor, seemingly ab...
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25. Contamination
    (album) `Contamination` is a 1996 album by Belgian electro-industrial act Suicide Commando. Track listing: #"Fall Away" #"See You In Hell, Part 1 & 2 (Extended Mix)" #"Head Down" #"Delusion" #"The Face Of God" #"Traumatize (Clu...
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