Concept cluster: Physical processes > Contamination
adj
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
n
The act of acidulating.
n
The act of imparting balsamic properties.
n
Synonym of binge-and-purge
n
(countable) A pharmacologic agent administered to a person to prevent them from moving, as alternative for physical restraints such as belts, straitjackets, etc.
v
To chemically denervate
adj
(informal) compostlike
n
(informal, obsolete) Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.
adj
Of or pertaining to condensation.
n
A person who contaminates.
v
To transfer a contaminant from one source to another.
n
The transfer of a contaminant from one source to another.
n
A person who cross-contaminates.
v
Alternative spelling of cross-contaminate [To transfer a contaminant from one source to another.]
n
Alternative form of cross-contamination [The transfer of a contaminant from one source to another.]
adj
From which astringency has been removed
adj
(biology) From which the tunic has been removed
v
(public health, chiefly air travel) To eliminate insects from something, usually by application of an insecticide.
n
A device that or person who enucleates.
n
The deterioration in the surface quality of a plastic that is in contact with another material.
n
An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative.
n
A person who administers euthanasia.
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
adj
(medicine) dead
n
The soaking of seed in water prior to sowing.
n
The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
adj
Of or relating to pollution.
n
(anatomy) Any of the restiform bodies on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.
n
(medicine) An agent which causes salivation.
n
(chemistry, archaic) The act of vitriolizing or the state of being vitriolized.

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