contaminating
con-tam-i-nat-ing
adjective
Causing something to become impure, polluted, or harmful; acting as a source of contamination.
"Avoid contact with contaminating substances."
verb
Making something impure or harmful by introducing a polluting substance or agent.
"The factory was contaminating the local river."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: dirty, corrupting, infectious
Antonyms: clean, uncontaminating