noun · rare

contaminant

con·tam·i·nant

contaminant · contaminants

забруднення

контаминант

Verschmutzung, Umweltverschmutzung, Verunreinigung

That which contaminatesThat which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.

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/kənˈtamɪnənt/

» It's possible that the drinking water has chlorine, lead, or similar contaminants in it.

Es ist möglich, dass das Leitungswasser Chlor, Blei, oder ähnliche Schadstoffe enthält.

Meaning

1 senses

That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
Put the lid on the jar to keep contaminants out.
контамина́нтkontaminánt
a substance that contaminates

Examples

3 sentences

It's possible that the drinking water has chlorine, lead, or similar contaminants in it.
deEs ist möglich, dass das Leitungswasser Chlor, Blei, oder ähnliche Schadstoffe enthält.
CC BY · Tatoeba · ingenius000 · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Contaminants included arsenic, copper, cadmium, lead and other metals.
CC BY · Tatoeba · CM · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Plastics remain in the ecosystem for a long time and not only contain chemicals, but also adsorb other contaminants and accumulate them.
CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

that which contaminates:

Origin

Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (“to contaminate”), fro

Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (“to contaminate”), from Latin contāmināre. By surface analysis, contaminate + -ant.

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