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Infestation vs Contamination - What's the difference?

infestation | contamination |

As nouns the difference between infestation and contamination

is that infestation is the presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil while contamination is the act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

infestation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.

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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.