recontamination
noun[U]
(alsore-contamination)uk/ˌriː.kən.tæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌriː.kən.tæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/theprocessof making somethingdirty,infected, orpoisonousagain, for a second, third, etc.time:
Thecansare thensealedhermeticallytopreventrecontamination throughpoorlymadeseams.
The onlypossiblesourceof recontamination isairborne, which can begenerallydiscounted.
- Anotherfactorwhich makestreatmentdifficultis recontamination of thenail, since thefungusmaythrivein thewarm,moistenvironmentfoundinsideshoes.
- After theinitialfoodprocessing, ready-to-eat meats are alsovulnerableto recontamination bypathogenicbacteria.
- The mostlikelyareasof recontamination areplaceslikegraveldriveways, wherecontaminatedsoilpickedup fromcartyrescanfall.
Dirt & untidiness
- bloodstain
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- grunge
- gunge
- muck
- omnishambles
- pollutant
- polluter
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
- slovenliness
- smear