English Explanatory Dictionary

pollutant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

Pronunciation

/pəˈl(j)uːtənt/ En-us-pollutant.oga

Word forms

pollutant pollutants

Etymology

From pollute + -ant.

Synonyms

adulterant contamination pollution adulterator contaminant contaminator impurity pollutant sophisticant taint

Derived words

agropollutant air pollutant antipollutant macropollutant micropollutant multipollutant nonpollutant organopollutant persistent organic pollutant superpollutant
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