cross-contaminate
- transfer bacteria or other microorganisms unintentionally from one substance or object to (another), with harmful effect
verb: cross-contaminate, 3rd person present: cross-contaminates, gerund or present participle: cross-contaminating, past tense: cross-contaminated, past participle: cross-contaminated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. transfer bacteria or other microorganisms unintentionally from one substance or object to (another), with harmful effect the bagged spinach was cross-contaminated with E. coli from infected water it is possible for keepers to cross-contaminate the rodents after handling reptiles