Pollutants

/pəˈluːtənts/ noun

Definition

Plural of pollutant; substances that contaminate or make impure the environment

Etymology

From Latin pollutus, past participle of polluere 'to soil, defile'

Kelly Says

The word pollutant comes from the same root as 'pollute' - originally meaning to make something religiously unclean before it meant environmentally dirty!

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