Contaminative (Adjective)
Meaning
Making impure by contact or mixing.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The scientist handled the hazardous waste with care to prevent contaminative substances from seeping into the soil and groundwater.
- Poor sanitation in the kitchen led to contaminative foods that made many customers sick.
- The factory's procedures were deemed contaminative by the environmental agency, and they were forced to shut down.
- Doctors took every precaution to prevent contaminative diseases from spreading from patient to patient.
- Flies are contaminative insects that can transfer diseases and bacteria through their saliva and feces.