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pollutant noun

  /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/
  • A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
epäpuhtaus, saaste

pollution noun

  /pəˈl(j)uːʃən/ , /pəˈluʃən/
  • (now, archaic) The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission. [from 14th c.]
itsesaastutus
  • Something that pollutes; a pollutant. [from 17th c.]
saaste
  • Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]
saastuminen, saastuttaminen

pollute adjective

  /pəˈljuːt/ , /pəˈluːt/
  • (rare) Polluted; defiled.
pilaantunut, saastunut

pollute verb

  /pəˈljuːt/ , /pəˈluːt/
  • (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
saastuttaa

polluted adjective

  • made unclean or impure
  • (Ireland) drunk
saastunut

polluter noun

  • A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
saastuttaja
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