Pollutant

Noun CEFR B2

pəˈl(j)uːtənt

Definitions

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

Equivalents

Españolcontaminante

Françaispolluant

DeutschSchadstoff umweltgefährlicher Stoff

16 more languages

العربيةالملوث

Bosanskionečišćivač онечишћивач

Catalàcontaminant

Češtinaškodlivina

Esperantopoluaĵo

Suomiepäpuhtaus saaste saastuke

Hrvatskionečišćivač онечишћивач

Bahasa Indonesiaasava polutan

Italianoinquinante sostanza inquinante

日本語汚染物質

한국어오염물질

Nederlandsvervuiler

Portuguêspoluente

Русскийзагрязни́тель загрязня́ющее вещество́

Српскиonečišćivač онечишћивач

Українськазабруднювач

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Pollutants Pollute Polluted pollutedness Polluter polluter pays principle

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