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Meaning of Pollutant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pəˈl(j)uːtənt

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الملوث
Bosanski onečišćivač онечишћивач
Català contaminant
Čeština škodlivina
Deutsch Schadstoff umweltgefährlicher Stoff
Esperanto poluaĵo
Español contaminante
Suomi epäpuhtaus saaste saastuke
Français polluant
Hrvatski onečišćivač онечишћивач
Bahasa Indonesia asava polutan
Italiano inquinante sostanza inquinante
日本語 汚染物質
한국어 오염물질
Nederlands vervuiler
Português poluente
Русский загрязни́тель загрязня́ющее вещество́
Српски onečišćivač онечишћивач
Українська забруднювач

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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