contaminant
Meanings
Plural: contaminants
Noun
- a substance that contaminates
- That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (“to contaminate”), from Latin contāmināre. By surface analysis, contaminate + -ant.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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