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contaminating

/kəntˈæmənˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
con-tam-i-nat-ing
IPA
/kəntˈæmənˌeɪtɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of contaminate

Derived Forms

noncontaminating

Synonyms

dirty corrupting

Rhymes With

laminating

Questions

How do you pronounce contaminating?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəntˈæmənˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does contaminating mean?
present participle and gerund of contaminate

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