English Explanatory Dictionary

contaminant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.

Pronunciation

/kənˈtamɪnənt/ en-us-contaminant.ogg

Word forms

contaminant contaminants

Etymology

Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (“to contaminate”), from Latin contāmināre. By surface analysis, contaminate + -ant.

Synonyms

contaminator contamination pollutant adulterant adulterator contaminant impurity pollution sophisticant taint

Antonyms

antipollutant decontaminant noncontaminant nonpollutant

Related words

contaminated

Derived words

biocontaminant cross-contaminant decontaminant microcontaminant noncontaminant
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