Contamination
Contamination noun - Something that is or that makes impure.
Usage example: swimming in the lake is banned until the contamination is identified and neutralized
Defect and contamination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defect" instead a noun "Contamination".
Defect
Defect noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Contamination and defect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contamination" instead a noun "Defect".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disorder and contamination
- disorder and defect
- complaint and contamination
- complaint and defect
- disease and contamination
- disease and defect
- illness and contamination
- illness and defect
- sickness and contamination
- sickness and defect
- stain and contamination
- stain and defect
- spot and contamination
- spot and defect
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Defect and Contamination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contamination/defect
Contamination & Defect. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contamination/defect>.
Defect or Contamination. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contamination/defect.
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