cross-contamination

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cross-contamination

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From cross- + contamination.

noun cross-contaminations

countable, uncountable The transfer of a contaminant from one source to another.

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@misc{cross_contamination_2026,
  title = {cross-contamination},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cross-contamination},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}