contaminant

[ kuhn-tam-uh-nuhnt ]
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noun
  1. something that contaminates.

Origin of contaminant

1
1920–25; <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 Nourse
  • A final great contaminant against which weapons are meager is acid mine drainage.

    The Nation's River | United States Department of the Interior