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contaminant
[ kuhn-tam-uh-nuhnt ]
/ kÉnËtĂŠm É nÉnt /
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Definition of contaminant
noun
something that contaminates.
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Origin of contaminant
1920â25; <Latin contÄminant- (stem of contÄminÄns), present participle of contÄminÄre.See contaminate, -ant
Words nearby contaminant
containerport, container ship, containment, containment, policy of, contakion, contaminant, contaminate, contamination, contango, contd., conte
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