contaminant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kənˈtamɪnənt/
Etymology
Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (“to contaminate”), from Latin contāmināre. By surface analysis, contaminate + -ant.
Meanings
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That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
Put the lid on the jar to keep contaminants out.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contaminants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
noncontaminant · nonpollutant · antipollutant · decontaminant
Deriveds
microcontaminant · biocontaminant · decontaminant · noncontaminant · cross-contaminant
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
macropollutant · persistent organic pollutant · cross-contaminant · mix · superpollutant · air pollutant · cootie · agropollutant · cut · biocontaminant · organopollutant · microcontaminant
Relateds
Synonyms
contamination · contaminator · pollutant · impurity · contaminant · contamination · contaminator · pollutant · pollution · sophisticant · adulterant · adulterator · taint
Translations (15)
id kontaminan (that which contaminates) · mi matū tāoke (that which contaminates) · es contaminante (that which contaminates) · ca contaminant (that which contaminates) · vi chất gây ô nhiễm (that which contaminates) · nl smetstof (that which contaminates) · ga ábhar salaithe (that which contaminates) · ga éilleán (that which contaminates) · cs kontaminant (that which contaminates) · pt contaminante (that which contaminates) · mg loto (that which contaminates) · ga ábhar truaillithe (that which contaminates) · ru контамина́нт (that which contaminates) · pl zanieczyszczenie (that which contaminates) · vi chất gây bẩn (that which contaminates)