Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncontaminated

/ˌʌnkəntˈæmənˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: un-con-tam-i-nat-ed
IPA: /ˌʌnkəntˈæmənˌeɪtɪd/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not contaminated; unpolluted.

verb

simple past and past participle of uncontaminate

Example Sentences

"These people, it may be noted, belong to a primitive race, uncontaminated by contact with white races, and practically still in the Stone Age."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English contaminated English uncontaminated From un- + contaminated.

Inflected Forms

more uncontaminated (comparative) most uncontaminated (superlative)

Synonyms

noncontaminated unpolluted

Rhymes With

contaminated decontaminated

Questions

How do you pronounce uncontaminated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnkəntˈæmənˌeɪtɪd/.
What does uncontaminated mean?: Not contaminated; unpolluted.
Where does uncontaminated come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English contaminated English uncontaminated From un- + contaminated.

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