contaminant
[ kuhn-tam-uh-nuhnt ]
/ kənˈtæm ə nənt /
noun
something that contaminates.
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Origin of contaminant
1920–25; <Latin contāminant- (stem of contāmināns), present participle of contāmināre.See contaminate, -ant
Words nearby contaminant
containerport, container ship, containment, containment, policy of, contakion, contaminant, contaminate, contamination, contango, contd., conte
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Example sentences from the Web for contaminant
If you have a—a contaminant on board your ship, sir, it didn't come from the Lancet.
Contamination Crew|Alan Edward Nourse