cross-contamination
noun[U]
uk/ˌkrɒs.kən.tæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkrɑːs.kən.tæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/theprocessby which asubstancethat isharmfulordirtyspreadsfrom oneareato another:
交叉污染Newhygienestandardswereintroducedtoavoidcross-contaminationofcookedandrawmeat.
Cross-contamination canoccurwhenfarmersuse the sameequipmenttoharvest,store, andtransportwheatandoats.
- Separatebrusheswill be used so there is not cross-contamination betweenproducts.
- Thisprecautionavoidscross-contamination ofharmfulbacteriafrom onefoodto another.
- There's always ariskof cross-contamination whencompaniesmake differentproductsat the samefactory.
Spreading and scattering
- all over the placeidiom
- bedaub
- bell
- bestrew
- billow
- diffuse
- dispersion
- encroach on/uponsomething
- fan out
- go around
- go round
- go/do the roundsidiom
- radial
- smudging
- smudgy
- spatter
- spattered
- splay
- sprinkle
- sweep