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contaminant

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con⋅tam⋅i⋅nant

  [kuhn-tam-uh-nuhnt]
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–noun
something that contaminates.
Origin:
1920–25; < L contāminant- (s. of contāmināns), prp. of contāmināre. See contaminate, -ant
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con·tam·i·nant   (kən-tām'ə-nənt)   
n.  One that contaminates.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: con·tam·i·nant
Pronunciation: k&n-'tam-&-n&nt
Function: noun
: something that contaminates
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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