possibility of contamination
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpossibilityandcontamination
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possibility
noun
uk/ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a chance that something may happen or ...
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contamination
noun[U]
uk/kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous ...
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Alternative indicators of generic intolerance must be contrasted to determine which one best precludes thepossibilityofcontaminationby group-specific antipathy.
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Negative control reactions with distilled water were performed with each batch of amplification to exclude thepossibilityofcontamination.
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The vial evacuation and filling procedure was carried out twice for each vial to reduce thepossibilityofcontamination.
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However, as the transplant is harvested before the therapy, thepossibilityofcontaminationof the transplant with tumour cells remains.
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Since the method is containerless, thepossibilityofcontaminationby contact with other materials is reduced.
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To reduce thepossibilityofcontaminationinfluencing the results, a single seed of a given species in this layer was not accepted as evidence of presence in the seed bank.
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At the time, the scientists still insisted that genetically modified crops could coexist alongside non-genetically modified crops; they excluded thepossibilityofcontamination.
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However, we must admit that it is not possible to totally exclude thepossibilityofcontaminationof the food chain.
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That was obviously the intention of the shopfitter in designing the counter to obviate thepossibilityofcontaminationtaking place.
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Of course, the longer the food is in the tin, the greater thepossibilityofcontamination.
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If that is the case, is not it near criminal to allow such imports into the country if there is thepossibilityofcontamination?
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The object of the registers is to draw together information on thepossibilityofcontamination.
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In addition, what can be done in manufacture to reduce thepossibilityofcontamination?
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One other consideration is thepossibilityofcontaminationon sites which are to be sold.
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We were therefore talking about thepossibilityofcontaminationoccurring during experimental work and research rather than a mixing of the material itself.
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We shall never eliminate thepossibilityofcontaminationin raw meat.
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People who sell from a container or stall food that is not so packaged as to exclude allpossibilityofcontaminationmay be obliged by the local authority to register.
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Measures have also been agreed which will reduce to a minimum thepossibilityofcontaminationof the soil in those areas by rhizomania virus originating elsewhere.
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We are working with the food industry to produce a code of practice designed to minimise thepossibilityofcontaminationof cook-chill products with listeria monocytogenes.
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We want to assure the people that the meat supplied to them is not only suitable to their taste and desire, but free from anypossibilityofcontaminationor disease.
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