pollutant
English
Etymology
pollute + -ant
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/
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Noun
pollutant (plural pollutants)
- A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
- 1987 January 20, “Airborne Pollutants”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- Acid rain forms when water in the atmosphere condenses on particles containing acid-forming pollutants, such as sulfate produced by the burning of fossil fuels and nitrogen oxides from automobile exhausts.
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Derived terms
- micropollutant
- persistent organic pollutant
Translations
something that pollutes
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Further reading
pollutant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia