contaminated

Etymology

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of contaminate

adj

  1. adulterated; impure
  2. made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
    A "contaminated" runway has over 25% of its surface area covered with standing water or slush (or loose snow) more than 3mm thick, or compressed snow and ice anywhere along the takeoff run or accelerate-stop surface. 2004, Phil Croucher, JAR Professional Pilot Studies, pages 12–6

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/contaminated), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.