Examples of contaminant in a Sentence
a filter to remove contaminants from the drinking water
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Gerbera daisy The decorative plant isn’t just a flowering cutie but a powerful eliminator of contaminants.
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Rebecca Torres, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
After the devastating Camp fire in Paradise in 2018, soil testing of 12,500 properties revealed that nearly one-third still contained dangerous levels of contaminants even after the first 6 inches of topsoil were scraped by federal crews.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
In the first step of pyrolysis, community recyclers collect the plastic waste and clean it to remove any contaminants.
—Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The study, recently published in the journal Environmental Pollution, has pinpointed mining operations in the Pacific Northwest as the source of contaminants.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Torres, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
After the devastating Camp fire in Paradise in 2018, soil testing of 12,500 properties revealed that nearly one-third still contained dangerous levels of contaminants even after the first 6 inches of topsoil were scraped by federal crews.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
In the first step of pyrolysis, community recyclers collect the plastic waste and clean it to remove any contaminants.
—Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The study, recently published in the journal Environmental Pollution, has pinpointed mining operations in the Pacific Northwest as the source of contaminants.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Contaminant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contaminant. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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contaminant
noun
con·tam·i·nant
kən-ˈtam-ə-nənt 
: something that contaminates
Medical Definition
contaminant
noun
con·tam·i·nant
kən-ˈtam-ə-nənt
: something that contaminates
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