Definition
- (noun) The act or process of contaminating
- (noun) Something which contaminates.
- (noun) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- (noun) (etymology) 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.
- (noun) 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.
Word stats
- Contamination contains 13 letters: 6 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 5.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 17.
Similar words
Words you can build
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Word neighbours
Other 13-letter words
- abbreviations
- abnormalities
- abolitionists
- accelerations
- acceptability
- accessibility
- acclimatizing
- accommodating
- accommodation
- accompaniment
- accomplishing
- accouterments
- accoutrements
- accreditation
- acculturation
- accumulations
- acetaminophen
- acknowledging
Words starting with CON
- con
- concatenate
- concatenated
- concatenates
- concatenating
- concatenation
- concatenations
- concave
- concavities
- concavity
- conceal
- concealed
- concealing
- concealment
- conceals
- concede
- conceded
- concedes
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Words ending with ION
Frequently asked questions
What does Contamination mean?
The act or process of contaminating
How many letters are in Contamination?
Contamination has 13 letters.
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