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Contaminated vs Substandard - What's the difference?

contaminated | substandard | Related terms |

Contaminated is a related term of substandard.


As adjectives the difference between contaminated and substandard

is that contaminated is adulterated; impure while substandard is of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.

As a verb contaminated

is (contaminate).

contaminated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (contaminate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • adulterated; impure

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "contaminated" is often applied: food, meat, fish, milk, water, groundwater, land, soil, sediment, site, property, air, product, material.

    substandard

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
    • They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed.