Synonyms for contaminant
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
Put the lid on the jar to keep contaminants out.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- substance
Forms
- Plural
- contaminants → contaminations, pollutants, pollutions, impurities…
Example sentences
- pollution A new law is expected to cut air pollution by 60%.
- contamination Milk is pasteurized to prevent contamination.
- pollutant Lead is a common environmental pollutant.
- impurity Linguistic impurity is beautiful.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contaminant | rising | |
| pollution | falling | |
| contamination | steady | |
| pollutant | steady | |
| impurity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- taint1
- 6 letters
- poison2
- 8 letters
- impurity4
- 9 letters
- pollution3, pollutant3
- 10 letters
- adulterant
- 12 letters
- contaminator
- 13 letters
- contamination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (poison2 = 2 syllables).