Defenition of the word pollutant
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Defenition of the word pollutant
- A substance, usually a residue of human activity, which has an undesirable effect upon the environment.
- A substance that pollutes.
- waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
Synonyms for the word pollutant
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- contaminant
- impurity
- noxious waste
- poison
- toxin
Similar words in the pollutant
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- pollutant
- pollutant's
- pollutants
Hyponyms for the word pollutant
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- CFC
- chlorofluorocarbon
- DDT
- dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
- halon
- nitrogen oxide
- sulfur dioxide
- sulphur dioxide
Hypernyms for the word pollutant
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- waste
- waste material
- waste matter
- waste product
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