contaminated with
Frequency: 8.828.2 per million words
used to specify the substance causing contamination
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Examples (10)
- The meat was believed to be contaminated with salmonella.
- The local water supply was found to be contaminated with lead.
- The soil became heavily contaminated with industrial waste.
- Be careful, that needle might be contaminated with blood-borne viruses.
- Is there a risk that the food is contaminated with bacteria?
- The entire batch will be discarded if it's found to be contaminated with mold.
- By the time they discovered it, the entire shipment had been contaminated with pesticides.
- We cannot use any ingredients contaminated with allergens in this kitchen.
- Scientists are studying the long-term effects of living in an area contaminated with radioactive materials.
- Never drink from a source that could be potentially contaminated with parasites.