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pollution(noun, state, energy, disease, waste)
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taint(noun, disease, pollution, uncleanness, infection)
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contagion(noun, disease, impurity, infection, virus)
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disease(noun, affliction, ailment, infection, virus)
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infection(noun, disease, virus, adulteration, epidemic)
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virus(noun, disease, infection, epidemic, contagion)
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poison(noun, person, disease, clean, substance)
21
contagiousness(noun, pollution, taint, unhealthiness, insalubrity)
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insalubrity(noun, unhealthiness, toxicity, noxiousness)
20
toxicity(noun, pollution, taint, unhealthiness, insalubrity)
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unhealthiness(noun, disorder, illness, defect, sickness)
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illness(noun, hurt, disorder, damage, disease)
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noxiousness(noun, unhealthiness, insalubrity, toxicity)
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corruption(noun, hurt, abuse, blow, harm)
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defilement(noun, abuse, waste, refuse, pollution)
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adulteration(noun, state, hurt, damage, clean)
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contaminant(noun, person, clean, pollution, contaminator)
11
decay(noun, stain, pollution, corruption, uncleanness)
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impurity(noun, person, abuse, waste, clean)
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foulness(noun, abuse, waste, refuse, pollution)
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