Meaning | waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil. |
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Narrower | chlorofluorocarbon, CFC | A fluorocarbon with chlorine |
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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDT | An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans |
halon | A compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms |
nitrogen oxide | Any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials |
sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide | A colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes |
Broader | waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted |
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Spanish | contaminante |
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Catalan | contaminant |
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Verbs | pollute | make impure |
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