antipollution

[an-tee-puh-loo-shuhn, an-tahy-]

an·ti·pol·lu·tion

[an-tee-puh-loo-shuhn, an-tahy-]
adjective
designed to prevent or reduce environmental pollution: antipollution laws; an antipollution campaign.

Origin:
1920–25; anti- + pollution

an·ti·pol·lu·tion·ist, noun
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Antipollution has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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antipollution (ˌæntɪpəˈluːʃən)
 
adj
1.  (of measures, policies, etc) designed to combat pollution and its causes
2.  opposed to pollution and its causes: antipollution banners

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