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pollutant

/pəˈl(j)utənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
pol-lu-tant
IPA
/pəˈl(j)utənt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English pollute Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English pollutant From pollute + -ant.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈl(j)utənt/
  • British English: /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/

Inflected Forms

pollutants (plural)

Derived Forms

agropollutant antipollutant macropollutant micropollutant multipollutant nonpollutant organopollutant superpollutant

Phrases

air pollutant persistent organic pollutant

Synonyms

adulterant contamination pollution adulterator contaminant contaminator impurity pollutant sophisticant taint

Rhymes With

mutant

Questions

How do you pronounce pollutant?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈl(j)utənt/.
What does pollutant mean?
A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
Where does pollutant come from?
Etymology tree English pollute Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English pollutant From pollute + -ant.

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