A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
The act or process of contaminating
Something which contaminates.
The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.
The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.