pollutant
A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human…A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
» Lead is a common environmental pollutant.
Blei ist ein häufiger Umweltschadstoff.
Meaning
1 sensesA foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
Schadstoff, umweltgefährlicher Stoff
загрязни́тельzagrjaznítelʹ, загрязня́ющее вещество́zagrjaznjájuščeje veščestvó
забру́днювачzabrúdnjuvač
- waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
Examples
11 sentencesLead is a common environmental pollutant.
deBlei ist ein häufiger Umweltschadstoff.
Benedito's research involves studying the impact of pollutants on human health.
We can conclude that this phenomenon is not related to either pollutant.
This smokestack is releasing greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere.
Biology has allowed us to develop new technologies for cleaning up environmental pollutants.
Translations
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Forms
plural: pollutants| Singular | pollutant |
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