contaminant
Meaning
That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈtamɪnənt/
Etymology
Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (“to contaminate”), from Latin contāmināre. By surface analysis, contaminate + -ant.
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