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What is the noun for pollutant?

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pollutician
  1. (derogatory) A politician who supports policies and initiatives that result in environmental damage.
  2. (derogatory) A politician who supports policies and initiatives designed to reduce environmental pollution.
  3. (derogatory) A corrupt politician
pollution
  1. The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.
  2. Something that pollutes; a pollutant.
  3. (archaic) Physical defilement.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Anglers have said for years that the countryside was being damaged by pollution of our waterways.”
      “There are extreme levels of pollution in the air and water.”
      “Alongside efforts to reduce pollution in the water system, the government is also working on the monitoring of groundwater pollution caused by sewage discharges and industrial effluent.”
pollutant
  1. A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Figures showed that amounts of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide were predicted to exceed allowed annual limits in five areas of the city.”
      “In addition to ambient pollutant levels, elemental concentrations within moss tissue may be influenced by the nature of the sample.”
      “Incredibly low concentrations of a pollutant in the environment can be concentrated enormously by the food chain.”
pollutionist
  1. A person who tolerates pollution, especially if part of big business.
polluter
  1. A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There are various statutes giving regulatory authorities powers to require clean-up by the polluter or the owner or occupier of land.”
      “The journal failed to note his affiliation with the company, a notorious environmental polluter.”
      “That is, the costs of pollution are externalized, since the polluter does not have to include them in its production costs.”
pollutedness
  1. The state of being polluted.
pollutionists
  1. plural of pollutionist
polluticians
  1. plural of pollutician
pollutants
  1. plural of pollutant
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The pollutants fall to earth in snow, rain, and dust particles, eventually washing into the many lakes and ponds that dot the region.”
      “Finally, pollutants can change the nutrient balance of a waterbody, making it over-rich, a process known as eutrophication.”
      “Dust and construction materials, such as wood, wallboard, and insulation, contain nutrients that allow biological pollutants to grow.”
pollutions
  1. (very rare) plural of pollution
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Wichmann states that pollutions are most common in spring, and also nymphomania.”
      “Indeed, maritime pollutions are often torpid, just like the numerous boats that degas with impunity, taking profit of a badly established legislation.”
      “The holiday industry, so-called, thrives on it, and camper sales, and the weekend recourse to second homes in the northern forests or the western mountains, where the pollutions of industry and commerce are relatively light.”
polluters
  1. plural of polluter
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Without a scintilla of regret or moral thought, your party has embraced corporate crooks, polluters and other moral rot.”
      “He is a utility lobbyist who has represented the worst air polluters in America.”
      “Sixth and last, some polluters felt that meeting the standards was just too darn expensive and threatened plant closures.”
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