contaminant

• Substantiv, das einen Stoff bezeichnet, der etwas verunreinigt, verschmutzt oder durch Kontakt oder Beimischung unbrauchbar macht.

A noun referring to a substance that makes something impure, polluted, or unfit for use by contact or mixture.

1. Polluting substanceB2formal

   A substance that makes something impure, unclean, or unsuitable for use by being present in it.

   Schadstoff

   • The water was tested for chemical contaminants.
   • Air filters remove harmful contaminants from the environment.
   • The factory was fined for releasing contaminants into the river.

   Synonymeadulterantimpuritypollutant