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- de|con|tam|i|nant «DEE kuhn TAM uh nuhnt», noun.anything used to eliminate or check contamination.
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con|tam|i|nant — «kuhn TAM uh nuhnt», noun. a thing that contaminates or spreads contamination: »to seal off the surface from grease and other contaminants (New Scientist). SYNONYM(S): pollutant … Useful english dictionary
con·tam·i·nant — /kənˈtæmənənt/ noun, pl nants [count] : something that makes a place or a substance (such as water, air, or food) no longer suitable for use : something that contaminates a place or substance a water contaminant … Useful english dictionary
nant — ab·so·nant; al·tis·o·nant; an·ti·det·o·nant; be·nig·nant; be·nig·nant·ly; con·glu·ti·nant; con·so·nant·ism; con·so·nant·ly; con·so·nant·ness; con·tam·i·nant; cul·mi·nant; dis·so·nant; dom·i·nant·ly; elim·i·nant; em·a·nant; ex·am·i·nant;… … English syllables
tam — ban·tam·ize; bim·li·pa·tam; cap·ro·lac·tam; ce·vi·tam·ic; chit·tam; con·tam·i·nant; con·tam·i·na·tion; con·tam·i·na·tive; con·tam·i·na·tor; es·tam·page; es·tam·pie; glu·tam·ic; gua·tam·bu; hep·tam·e·ter; hip·po·po·tam·ic; in·con·tam·i·na·ble;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
contaminant — con|tam|i|nant [kənˈtæmınənt] n formal a substance that makes something dirty ▪ environmental contaminants … Dictionary of contemporary English
contaminant — con|tam|i|nant [ kən tæmınənt ] noun count TECHNICAL a substance that makes something dirty, polluted, or poisonous … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contaminant — con·tam·i·nant … English syllables
contaminant — con•tam•i•nant [[t]kənˈtæm ə nənt[/t]] n. something that contaminates • Etymology: 1920–25; < L … From formal English to slang
contaminant — An impurity; any material of an extraneous nature associated with a chemical, a pharmaceutical preparation, a physiologic principle, or an infectious agent. * * * con·tam·i·nant kən tam ə nənt n something that contaminates * * * … Medical dictionary
