Contamination definition

Contamination

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WordNet

(1) The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

(2) The state of being contaminated

(3) A substance that contaminates

WiktionaryText

The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
A grammatical blend, portmanteau.
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.