recontaminates
/ˌriːkənˈtæməneɪts/
verb
- To contaminate something again after it has been cleaned or decontaminated.
- If you touch the sterilized surface with dirty hands, you recontaminate it.
- Improper storage can recontaminate purified water with bacteria.
- The lab technician worried that opening the sample would recontaminate the culture.
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