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pollutant
Pollutant (noun) means a substance, often waste produced by people, that makes something dirty or unclean.
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A substance, often waste produced by people, that makes something dirty or unclean.
"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."
— , Airborne Pollutants (1987)
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What is the meaning of pollutant?
"pollutant" (noun) means a substance, often waste produced by people, that makes something dirty or unclean.
What is another word for pollutant?
Other words for "pollutant" include adulterant, impurity, taint.
