pollution
noun
/pəˈl(j)uːʃən/
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/pəˈluʃən/
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- Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]
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μόλυνση,
ρύπανση
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- Something that pollutes; a pollutant. [from 17th c.]
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ρύπος
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pollute
verb
/pəˈljuːt/
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/pəˈluːt/
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- (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
- (transitive) To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
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μολύνω
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