Synonyms for contaminator
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Noun
1. Contamination — A thing that contaminates; a contaminant
contamination, pollutant, contaminant, adulterant, adulterator
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Definitions
- n. 1
A thing that contaminates; a contaminant.
Related words
- Word family
- contamination
Forms
- Plural
- contaminators → contaminations, pollutants, contaminants, adulterants…
Example sentences
- contamination Milk is pasteurized to prevent contamination.
- pollutant Lead is a common environmental pollutant.
- polluter That company is know for being a huge polluter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contaminator | steady | |
| contamination | steady | |
| pollutant | steady | |
| contaminant | rising | |
| adulterant | steady | |
| polluter | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- polluter3
- 9 letters
- pollutant3
- 10 letters
- adulterant
- 11 letters
- contaminant4, adulterator
- 13 letters
- contamination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (polluter3 = 3 syllables).