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 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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