pollutant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/ (UK)
- /pəˈl(j)ʉːtənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /pəˈl(j)utənt/ (Canada, US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English pollute Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English pollutant From pollute + -ant.
Meanings
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A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
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.
1987 January 20, “Airborne Pollutants”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pollutants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
organopollutant · agropollutant · nonpollutant · superpollutant · antipollutant · macropollutant · air pollutant · persistent organic pollutant · multipollutant · micropollutant
Synonyms
pollution · contamination · pollutant · contaminator · adulterator · adulterant · contaminant · impurity · taint · pollution · adulterant · sophisticant · contamination
Translations (30)
mi parawhakakino (something that pollutes) · ca contaminant (something that pollutes) · cs škodlivina (something that pollutes) · it inquinante (something that pollutes) · es contaminante (something that pollutes) · fi saaste (something that pollutes) · ko 오염물질 (something that pollutes) · nl vervuiler (something that pollutes) · sk škodlivina (something that pollutes) · cmn 污染物 (something that pollutes) · ia polluente (something that pollutes) · it sostanza inquinante (something that pollutes) · mh baijin (something that pollutes) · pt poluente (something that pollutes) · ru загрязни́тель (something that pollutes) · eo poluaĵo (something that pollutes) · de Schadstoff (something that pollutes) · fr polluant (something that pollutes) · uk забру́днювач (something that pollutes) · fi epäpuhtaus (something that pollutes) · de umweltgefährlicher Stoff (something that pollutes) · id polutan (something that pollutes) · hu szennyező anyag (something that pollutes) · ja 汚染物質 (something that pollutes) · mi parawhakaparu (something that pollutes) · bg замърсител (something that pollutes) · ru загрязня́ющее вещество́ (something that pollutes) · pl substancja zanieczyszczająca środowisko (something that pollutes) · mi parakino (something that pollutes) · mi paratakakino (something that pollutes)