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Utilization vs Contamination - What's the difference?

utilization | contamination |

As nouns the difference between utilization and contamination

is that utilization is (american spelling) while contamination is the act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

utilization

English

Alternative forms

* utilisation (chiefly British)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (American spelling)

    • Synonyms

    * use

    Usage notes

    *See usage notes at .

    Derived terms

    * capacity utilization * underutilization * utilization rate * utilization review

    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.