Contaminant

//kənˈtamɪnənt//

Synonyms for "contaminant" (4 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)

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Translations

14 translations across 11 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries
  • contaminant noun (that which contaminates)

Dutch

1 entries
  • smetstof noun (that which contaminates)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kontaminan noun (that which contaminates)

Irish

3 entries
  • ábhar salaithe noun (that which contaminates)
  • ábhar truaillithe noun (that which contaminates)
  • éilleán noun (that which contaminates)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • loto noun (that which contaminates)

Māori

1 entries
  • matū tāoke noun (that which contaminates)

Polish

1 entries
  • zanieczyszczenie noun (that which contaminates)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • contaminante noun (that which contaminates)

Russian

1 entries
  • контамина́нт noun (that which contaminates)

Spanish

1 entries
  • contaminante noun (that which contaminates)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chất gây bẩn noun (that which contaminates)
  • chất gây ô nhiễm noun (that which contaminates)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Arsenic, a known carcinogen, is a contaminant that comes in two forms: organic and inorganic. Organic arsenic occurs naturally in the soil and water. Inorganic arsenic comes mainly from commercial fertilizers and pesticides used in agriculture.

Source: tatoeba (12246386)

Put the lid on the jar to keep contaminants out.

Source: wiktionary

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