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UNCONTAMINATED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uncontaminated mean?
• UNCONTAMINATED (adjective)
The adjective UNCONTAMINATED has 2 senses:
1. not corrupted by contact or association
2. free from admixture with noxious elements; clean
Familiarity information: UNCONTAMINATED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not corrupted by contact or association
Context example:
there is no culture uncontaminated by contact with the outside world
Antonym:
contaminated (corrupted by contact or association)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Free from admixture with noxious elements; clean
Synonyms:
uncontaminated; unpolluted
Context example:
a contaminated lake
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
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