uncontaminated

adjective un·con·tam·i·nat·ed \ ˌən-kən-ˈta-mə-ˌnā-təd \

Definition of uncontaminated

: not soiled, stained, or corrupted by contact with something else : not contaminated

uncontaminated water

a person uncontaminated by greed

Recent Examples of uncontaminated from the Web

The quarantine indicates that perhaps there are other uncontaminated regions trying to keep the rain out of the border.

— refinery29.com, "This Is How The Deadly Rain Wiped Out Everyone On The Rain," 4 May 2018
Unprotected farm animals were dead, while those that had been confined to fairly solid barns with uncontaminated feed had a fair chance of surviving.

— nan randall, The Atlantic, "'Charlottesville': A Government-Commissioned Story About Nuclear War," 25 Jan. 2018
However, uncontaminated gluten-free oats are widely available from producers such as Bob’s Red Mill; just read the package to be sure.

— ashleigh spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Oats get your day off to a nutritious, filling start," 9 Jan. 2018
Unlike Saturn, Enceladus and Titan are good candidates for harboring microbial life and NASA wants to keep them uncontaminated by humanity.

— marina koren, The Atlantic, "This Is the Way Cassini Ends," 14 Sep. 2017
The Daily Mail never got an answer to its biggest question: Where are survivors of a nuclear war going to find uncontaminated water?

— lisa gutierrez, kansascity, "Relax: Jim Bakker has Armageddon covered, with buckets of pizza in the Ozarks," 22 Aug. 2017
If the person was to ever go missing, K-9 units have an uncontaminated smell to track.

— harry sayer, OrlandoSentinel.com, "'Smelly' new crime fighting tool helps deputies track missing people," 8 July 2017
Think: enough food, warm shelter in the winter, cool shelter in the summer, vaccination, sewers, fresh uncontaminated food all year round, much lighter workloads.

— luke dormehl, Fox News, "Live forever? Scientists say human bodies have no detectable maximum lifespan," 5 July 2017

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