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contaminant

[kuh n-tam-uh-nuh nt]

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noun

something that contaminates.

Origin of contaminant

1920–25; < Latin contāminant- (stem of contāmināns), present participle of contāmināre. See contaminate, -ant

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for contaminant

impurity, poison, toxin, pollutant, contamination, adulterant

Examples from the Web for contaminant

Historical Examples of contaminant

If you have a—a contaminant on board your ship, sir, it didn't come from the Lancet.
Contamination Crew
Alan Edward Nourse