contaminant
[ kuhn-tam-uh-nuhnt ]
noun
something that contaminates.
Origin of contaminant
11920–25; <Latin contāminant- (stem of contāmināns), present participle of contāmināre.See contaminate, -ant
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How to use contaminant in a sentence
If you have a—a contaminant on board your ship, sir, it didn't come from the Lancet.
Contamination Crew | Alan Edward NourseA final great contaminant against which weapons are meager is acid mine drainage.
The Nation's River | United States Department of the Interior
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