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cross-contact

cross-contact noun: the inadvertent transferring of allergens between foods due to the foods being closely in contact with one another.

Noun

cross-contact (uncountable)

  1. The inadvertent transferring of allergens between foods due to the foods being closely in contact with one another.

Origin of cross-contact

From cross- + contact.

Questions about cross-contact

What does cross-contact mean?
Cross-contact means the inadvertent transferring of allergens between foods due to the foods being closely in contact with one another.
What part of speech is cross-contact?
Cross-contact is a noun.

Words near cross-contact in the dictionary

  1. cross-compiler
  2. cross-compilers
  3. cross-complaint
  4. cross-complaints
  5. cross-conjugation
  6. cross-contact
  7. cross-contaminant
  8. cross-contaminate
  9. cross-contaminated
  10. cross-contaminates
  11. cross-contaminating

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