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recontaminated

/riːkənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd/
verb
  1. Past tense of recontaminate: contaminated something again after it had been cleaned.
    • The cleaned river was recontaminated by a nearby factory's waste.
    • The lab sample was recontaminated when the technician forgot to wear gloves.
    • They recontaminated the food by using the same cutting board for raw meat.
adjective
  1. Having become contaminated again after being cleaned.
    • The recontaminated water was unsafe to drink.
    • The recontaminated equipment had to be sterilized a second time.
    • Doctors warned that the recontaminated wound could lead to infection.
Synonyms
pollutedinfected
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