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What is the noun for contaminate?

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contamination
  1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  2. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  3. (linguistics) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
  4. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. impurity, corruption, decay, defilement, adulteration, dirtiness, dirtying, foulness, infection, poisoning, pollution, radioactivation, soilage, filthiness, griminess, rottenness, spoliation, uncleanliness, unwholesomeness, disease, nastiness, pestilence, smuttiness, squalidness, squalor, uncleanness, sullying, debasement, degradation, deterioration, tarnishing, vitiation, tainting, impairment, decomposition, soiling, feculence, ruination, putrescence, putrefaction, rotting, rot, devaluation, depreciation, reduction, grubbiness, festering, breakdown, destruction, dustiness … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Most instances of groundwater contamination are due to leaching of herbicides from loading or disposal sites.”
      “This study shows that removal of the contamination can make a dramatic contribution to the restoration of ground water.”
      “We are ordered to make ablution before prayer, and also to make sure that our places of prayer are free of contamination and filth.”
contaminator
  1. A person who contaminates.
  2. A thing that contaminates; a contaminant.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. pollutant, contamination, impurity, contaminant, adulterant, toxin, poison, foreign matter, defilement, adulteration, adulterator, chemical, waste product, additive, pollution, contagion, venom, filth, taint, toxicant, dirt, bane, toxic, grime, scum, stain, dross, bits, toxoid, foreign body, toxic waste, foul matter, poisonous substance, noxious substance, impurities, waste, smog, effluence, trash, poisons, litter, fumes, carbon footprint, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gasses, pestilence, infection, virus, germ, bacteria … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The factory's wastewater discharges acted as a contaminator, polluting the nearby river and compromising its purity.”
      “The unregulated industrial practices and harmful emissions from the factory have earned it the reputation of being a major contaminator of the surrounding environment.”
      “They trace the contaminator who turns out to be a repugnant creature spreading garbage wherever he goes.”
contaminant
  1. That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pollutant, contamination, impurity, adulterant, toxin, poison, defilement, chemical, contaminator, foreign matter, waste product, pollution, contagion, venom, filth, taint, toxicant, dirt, bane, toxic, grime, scum, stain, dross, bits, adulteration, toxoid, foreign body, toxic waste, foul matter, poisonous substance, noxious substance, adulterator, additive, impurities, waste, smog, effluence, trash, poisons, litter, fumes, carbon footprint, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gasses, pestilence, infection, virus, germ, bacteria … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The fungus is a common soil contaminant being excreted in feces of several birds particularly pigeons.”
      “He is an active researcher in field and theoretical aspects of mass transport, contaminant hydrogeology and groundwater geochemistry.”
      “A piece of contaminant broke loose from somewhere and destroyed the main hydraulic valve.”
contaminations
  1. plural of contamination
  2. Synonyms:
      3. impurities, corruption, decay, defilement, adulterations, dirtiness, foulness, infection, poisoning, pollution, radioactivations, soilage, filthiness, griminess, rottenness, spoliations, uncleanliness, unwholesomeness, disease, nastiness, pestilence, smuttiness, squalidness, squalor, uncleanness, feculence, sordidness, dinginess, muddiness, messiness, grubbiness, blackness, dustiness, dinges, contaminants, adulterants, pollutants, contagions, dirt, filth, taints, poison, toxins, contaminators, venom, banes … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Will high culture drive into the cul-de-sac of formalism, preferring museality to the contaminations of experience?”
      “Food scares such as mad cow disease and E. coli contaminations have driven others to choose organics.”
      “Using rooting cubes avoids insect, fungus, or nematode contaminations, which can occur even on fumigated nursery land.”
contaminators
  1. plural of contaminator
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pollutants, contaminations, impurities, contaminants, adulterants, toxins, poison, defilement, adulterations, adulterators, waste products, chemicals, additives, contagions, venom, toxics, banes, toxicants, pollution, toxoids, toxic waste, infection, miasmas, bacteriae, germs, viruses, venins, dumpers, emitters, polluters, fly-tipper, tossers, litter louts, litterbugs, litterers, tippers, poisoners, toxicologists … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The organic and inorganic contaminators don't have to be present in superior quantities to the to established limits by effective Regulation.”
      “This cleaning system is designed to safely and easily remove these contaminators from all your input devices.”
      “It is not suitable for recycled aggregates because these may also contain inorganic contaminators.”
contaminants
  1. plural of contaminant
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pollutants, contaminations, impurities, adulterants, toxins, poison, defilement, chemicals, contaminators, waste products, contagions, venom, toxics, banes, toxicants, adulterations, pollution, toxoids, toxic waste, adulterators, additives, infection, miasmas, bacteriae, germs, viruses, venins, pestilence, dirt, filth, taints, grime, scum, dross, stains, foreign bodies, waste, litter, greenhouse effects, smog, trash, carbon footprints … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Stems were cut 10 mm above the soil level and the wound area was immediately swabbed to remove contaminants from cut cells.”
      “Permeable surfaced parking areas and engineered swales will force runoff through plant-based filtration to remove contaminants.”
      “Patients with blood cultures positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci or other common skin contaminants were not classified as bacteremic.”
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