Pollutant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pollutant is a noun meaning A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
Meaning
A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- pollutants
Synonyms for pollutant
Depending on context, synonyms include adulterant, contamination, pollution, adulterator, contaminant, contaminator.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pollute, contaminant, contamination, polluter, polluting, polluted.
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