contaminating
/kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- Causing something to become dirty, impure, or unsafe.
- The contaminating effect of the spill lasted for years.
- The contaminating chemicals leaked into the groundwater.
- Wash your hands to avoid contaminating the food.
verb
- Present participle of contaminate; the act of making something dirty or impure.
- The factory was contaminating the river with waste.
- He is contaminating the samples by not wearing gloves.
- They were contaminating the evidence by touching it.