Another word for pollutant

One that contaminates

• adulterant

  1. A substance that adulterates.
  2. That which adulterates; or reduces the purity of.

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  1. A substance that adulterates.
  2. That which adulterates; or reduces the purity of.

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• adulterator

  1. One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.

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  1. One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.

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• contaminant

  1. That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
  2. One that contaminates.
  3. A substance that contaminates another substance, the air, water, etc.

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  1. That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
  2. One that contaminates.
  3. A substance that contaminates another substance, the air, water, etc.

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• contamination

  1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  2. (Linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  3. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

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  1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  2. (Linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  3. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

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• contaminator

  1. A thing that contaminates; a contaminant
  2. A person who contaminates

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  1. A thing that contaminates; a contaminant
  2. A person who contaminates

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• impurity

  1. The quality or condition of being impure, especially:
  2. Lack of consistency or homogeneity; adulteration.
  3. Contamination or pollution.

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  1. The quality or condition of being impure, especially:
  2. Lack of consistency or homogeneity; adulteration.
  3. Contamination or pollution.

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• poison

  1. In a nuclear reactor, a substance, as boron, that readily absorbs thermal neutrons from a chain reaction, thereby decreasing the reactivity of a reactor core: it is used for safety or control
  2. A substance causing illness or death when eaten, drunk, or absorbed even in relatively small quantities
  3. A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.

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  1. In a nuclear reactor, a substance, as boron, that readily absorbs thermal neutrons from a chain reaction, thereby decreasing the reactivity of a reactor core: it is used for safety or control
  2. A substance causing illness or death when eaten, drunk, or absorbed even in relatively small quantities
  3. A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.

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