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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contamination \Con*tam'i*na"tion\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m'[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), noun [L. contaminatio.] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
contamination
noun
1: the state of being contaminated [syn: {taint}]
2: a substance that contaminates [syn: {contaminant}]
3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: {pollution}] [ant: {decontamination}]
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