contaminant

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (to contaminate), from Latin contāmināre. By surface analysis, contaminate +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kənˈtamɪnənt/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧tam‧i‧nant

Noun

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contaminant (plural contaminants)

  1. That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
    Put the lid on the jar to keep contaminants out.

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Adjective

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contaminant m or f (masculine and feminine plural contaminants)

  1. contaminating

Noun

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contaminant m (plural contaminants)

  1. contaminant

Verb

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contaminant

  1. gerund of contaminar

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French

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Participle

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contaminant

  1. present participle of contaminer

Latin

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Verb

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contāminant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of contāminō

Romanian

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Etymology

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From contamina +‎ -ant.

Adjective

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contaminant m or n (feminine singular contaminantă, masculine plural contaminanți, feminine and neuter plural contaminante)

  1. contaminate

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