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Poisoned vs Contaminated - What's the difference?

poisoned | contaminated |

As adjectives the difference between poisoned and contaminated

is that poisoned is (of a living thing) killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison while contaminated is adulterated; impure.

As verbs the difference between poisoned and contaminated

is that poisoned is (poison) while contaminated is (contaminate).

poisoned

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a living thing) Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.
  • (of food or drink) Containing poison.
  • (chess, of a pawn) Such that its capture will lessen the capturing player's chance of winning.

    • Derived terms

    * poisoned chalice

    Verb

    (head)
  • (poison)

    • Anagrams

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    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.