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contaminant definition

con·tami·nant (kən tam′ə nənt)

noun

a substance that contaminates another substance, the air, water, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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