Able to be contaminated or made unclean; capable of having unwanted substances or impurities introduced.
From contaminate (Latin contaminare) + -able (suffix meaning 'able to be'). The -able suffix comes from Latin habilis meaning 'fit or suitable,' and transforms verbs into adjectives describing capacity or possibility.
Everything around us is technically contaminable, which is why hospitals have entire teams obsessed with cleanliness—they understand that invisible bacteria can turn safe spaces deadly if left unchecked.
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