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biocontaminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bio-con-tam-i-nate
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To contaminate biologically or biochemically.

Etymology

From bio- + contaminate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

biocontaminates (present, singular) biocontaminating (participle, present) biocontaminated (participle, past) biocontaminated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

biocontainment biocontaminant biocontamination bioexclusion biomanagement biosafety bioscience biosecurity

Questions

What does biocontaminate mean?
To contaminate biologically or biochemically.
Where does biocontaminate come from?
From bio- + contaminate.

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