contaminant

[US]/kən'tæmɪnənt/
[UK]/kən'tæmɪnənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pollutant, impurity

Phrases & Collocations

organic contaminant

air contaminant

Example Sentences

houses made uninhabitable by radioactive contaminant

Endocrine disruption by environmental contaminants has recently emerged as a new subdiscipline of environmental toxicology.

Say in findings report, the chemical contaminant that exists generally in French household is acerbity salt of formaldehyde, aldehyde, phthalein and DDVP.

Phytostabilization: Immobilization of a contaminant through absorption and accumulation by roots, adsorption onto roots, or precipitation within the root zone of plants.

Instead, their test tube was filled with some "contaminant": A high molecular weight polymer they would soon identify as the first actin-binding protein, later called filamin A.

The results have indicated that under the actions of WSW winds the contaminants are favored to diffuse seaward, whereas under the actions of E and ESE winds they are accumulated coastward.

Real-world Examples

So if fear is the ultimate contaminant of attention, how do we remove it?

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Officials saw contaminants from nearby construction, hospitals and mining.

Source: AP Listening Compilation June 2015

But once we add some contaminant to it, like food colouring for example, we say it's impure.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Most plants remove major contaminants such as feces, pathogens, and excess nitrogen from all the water they process.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Fish, you want it low in contaminants and high in omega 3s, the good fatty acids.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

They're close to contaminants or toxins.

Source: Connection Magazine

Lieberman's team has worked with 18 other universities across the United States to discover the most common contaminants.

Source: VOA Special March 2017 Collection

The water is infected with harmful bacteria or other contaminants.

Source: VOA Special August 2015 Collection

It's capturing contaminants, keeping your water odor and taste positive, etc.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Washing removes bacteria and other contaminants from the surface of the vegetable.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

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