Examples of contaminant in a Sentence
a filter to remove contaminants from the drinking water
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Experts credit more sensitive testing technology to detect contaminants in many household food products.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Samples go through a thorough treatment to remove as much contamination as possible, but contaminants still occasionally remain after this process.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
All of these contaminants can also be harmful to wildlife, which unlike most of us, do rely on untreated water.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
Many species take dust baths to clean themselves — what if that dust is full of contaminants too?
Found dead birds are often donated to the museum, and Shultz was braced for an influx of new specimens as the fires raged.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Samples go through a thorough treatment to remove as much contamination as possible, but contaminants still occasionally remain after this process.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
All of these contaminants can also be harmful to wildlife, which unlike most of us, do rely on untreated water.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
Many species take dust baths to clean themselves — what if that dust is full of contaminants too?
Found dead birds are often donated to the museum, and Shultz was braced for an influx of new specimens as the fires raged.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Contaminant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contaminant. Accessed 4 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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