uncontaminated

adjective

un·​con·​tam·​i·​nat·​ed ˌən-kən-ˈta-mə-ˌnā-təd How to pronounce uncontaminated (audio)
: not soiled, stained, or corrupted by contact with something else : not contaminated
uncontaminated water
a person uncontaminated by greed

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Your Sterile Drugs, Like Eye Drops, Could Become Dangerous Or Deadly The FDA helps ensure that sterile drugs are actually sterile — non-toxic and uncontaminated. Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 The wealthy were generally able to afford higher quality, authentic, uncontaminated products. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025 Livestock should be moved to clean pastures or given uncontaminated fodder. David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025 The researchers will have to make it out alive and uncontaminated. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncontaminated

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncontaminated was in 1611

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“Uncontaminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontaminated. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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