Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that contaminates.
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- noun That which
contaminates ; animpurity ;foreign matter .
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- noun a substance that contaminates
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Examples
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To that I would had the SO4 contaminant from the West Virginia powerplants that has obscured the view from the Skyline Drive, and impacts the tourist bidness.
Waldo Jaquith - Governor requires a 20% reduction in energy consumption. 2007
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Thomas Cech and his group initially attributed the activity of their Tetrahymena RNA to a protein contaminant, and they only slowly succumbed to the weight of the accumulated data that argued for the RNA.
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The study “still begs the question how much contaminant is left in the paint pit, and I don’t think anyone in the world knows that,” Strange said.
Variety of Chemicals Discovered in Ivy Landfill at cvillenews.com 2002
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Chinese officials have disputed the FDA's finding that the contaminant was a substance called oversulfated chondroitin sulfate.
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These contaminants are mostly generated at lower latitudes and transported by various natural mechanisms (termed contaminant pathways) to the Arctic.
Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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It is also unclear whether the contaminant is the cause of patients 'allergic reactions to Baxter's heparin.
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The contaminant is a fungal toxin introduced during production, harvest storage or processing
CNN.com 2010
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The contaminant is a fungal toxin introduced during production, harvest storage or processing
CNN.com 2010
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The contaminant is a fungal toxin introduced during production, harvest storage or processing
CNN.com 2010
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The contaminant is a fungal toxin introduced during production, harvest storage or processing
CNN.com 2010
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