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View definitions for contaminated

contaminated

adjective as in corrupt

adjective as in doctored

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adjective as in poisoned

adjective as in radioactive

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adjective as in tainted

adjective as in unhealthful

adjective as in unsanitary

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Example Sentences

But sea turtles that consume contaminated algae - including those that appear healthy - can be toxic when cooked and eaten.

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Claire and her team work with local health bodies, the police, housing services and anyone in direct contact with drug users to pass on intelligence they receive about contaminated batches of drugs.

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More than 3,500 victims of the scandal were NHS patients with the blood disorder haemophilia, they were infected after being given a contaminated clotting agent.

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So far, 55 Americans have contracted H5N1 bird flu this year; these were predominantly dairy and poultry workers who were likely infected through their close proximity to animals and not by consuming contaminated products.

"The product contaminated in Ms Swiatek's case was a regulated medication, not a supplement."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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