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Contamination vs Poisoning - What's the difference?

contamination | poisoning | Synonyms |

Contamination is a synonym of poisoning.


As nouns the difference between contamination and poisoning

is that contamination is the act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates while poisoning is the administration of a poison.

As a verb poisoning is

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contamination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  • (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  • (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
  • The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

    • poisoning

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The administration of a poison.
  • The state of being poisoned.
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    Hyponyms

    * (administration of a poison) envenomation

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * blood poisoning * food poisoning