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Contamination vs Soiling - What's the difference?

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Soiling is a synonym of contamination.



As nouns the difference between contamination and soiling

is that contamination is the act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates while soiling is an act of making dirty.

As a verb soiling is

present participle of lang=en.

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.

    • soiling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of making dirty.
  • * 2007 , Kirk-Othmer Chemical Technology and the Environment: Volume 1 (page 151)
    • An important task for any detergent is to remove visible soilings .