pollutant

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pollutant

/pəˈl(j)uːtənt/ UK
/pəˈl(j)utənt/ Canada, US
/pəˈl(j)ʉːtənt/ Australia, New Zealand

noun pollutants

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.
Similar: adulterant, contamination, pollution, adulterator, contaminant, contaminator, impurity, pollutant, sophisticant, taint

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noun something that pollutes

Español	contaminante
한국어	오염물질 oyeommuljil
日本語	汚染物質 osen-busshitsu
中文	污染物 wūrǎnwù
Português	poluente
Français	polluant
Deutsch	Schadstoff, umweltgefährlicher Stoff
Italiano	sostanza inquinante, inquinante
Русский	загрязни́тель zagrjaznítelʹ, загрязня́ющее вещество́ zagrjaznjájuščeje veščestvó

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@misc{pollutant_2026,
  title = {pollutant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pollutant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}