🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

污染物

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wūrǎnwù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Contaminator/kənˈtæmɪneɪtər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"污染物对环境造成了严重影响。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance or agent that causes contamination.

    "The factory was identified as a major contaminator of the local water supply."
  2. 2

    An entity that introduces harmful substances into an environment.

    "Pesticides can act as a contaminator in agricultural runoff."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'contaminator' is derived from the Latin root 'contaminare', meaning 'to make impure'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to describe something that causes contamination, particularly in environmental and health contexts.

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