contaminate
English translations
- 01
contaminate
- 02
pollute
- 03
infect
- 04
taint
Word details
- German meaning
- „Verschlackt“ beschreibt einen Zustand, in dem etwas mit Schlacke, einem Abfallprodukt von Verbrennungsprozessen, bedeckt oder verunreinigt ist.
- English meaning
- Slagged; covered or contaminated with slag, a waste product of smelting or combustion.
- Synonym
- verunreinigt, belastet
- German example
- Die Oberfläche des Metalls war durch den Hochofenprozess stark verschlackt.
- English example
- The surface of the metal was heavily slagged due to the blast furnace process.
Related words
- verseuchen
to contaminate
- kontaminieren
Contaminate
- entseuchen
To decontaminate means to remove harmful substances like viruses or bacteria from something.
- kontaminiert
Contaminated
- munitionsverseucht
Ordnance-contaminated
- Yersiniose
Yersiniosis
- Altlast
A contaminated site refers to a piece of land that is polluted with harmful substances due to previous industrial or commercial use.
- verstrahlen
to irradiate, to contaminate
- verunreinigt
Contaminated
- verpestet
Infested, plagued, contaminated; figuratively: spoiled, made unbearable.
- bakterienverseucht
Bacterium-contaminated
- verunreinigen
Pollute, contaminate