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pollution (noun)

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  • pollution — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ air, atmospheric, environmental, marine, river, water ▪ agricultural, chemical, industrial, toxic …   Collocations dictionary

  • pollution — pollute ► VERB 1) contaminate with harmful or poisonous substances. 2) corrupt. DERIVATIVES pollutant adjective & noun polluter noun pollution noun. ORIGIN Latin polluere pollute, defile …   English terms dictionary

  • pollution — pol‧lu‧tion [pəˈluːʆn] noun [uncountable] when substances make air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty, or these substances themselves: • the effects of industrial pollution • They plan to introduce measures to reduce air pollution from traffic… …   Financial and business terms

  • pollution — noun 1. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑pollute • Hypernyms: ↑environmental condition, ↑impurity, ↑impureness …   Useful english dictionary

  • pollution — noun (U) 1 the process of making air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use: California s tough anti pollution laws | chronic pollution of the atmosphere 2 substances that make air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pollution credit — ➔ credit1 * * * pollution credit UK US noun [C] ► ENVIRONMENT EMISSION CREDIT(Cf. ↑emission credit) …   Financial and business terms

  • pollution — noun 1) air and water pollution Syn: contamination, adulteration, impurity; dirt, filth, toxins, infection; smog 2) the pollution of young minds Syn: corruption, defilement, poisoning …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • pollution — noun a) The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances. Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution. b) Something that pollutes; a pollutant …   Wiktionary

  • pollution — (n.) mid 14c., discharge of semen other than during sex, later, desecration, defilement (late 14c.), from L.L. pollutionem (nom. pollutio) defilement, noun of action from pp. stem of from L. polluere to soil, defile, contaminate, from por before… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pollution — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of polluting especially by environmental contamination with man made waste; also the condition of being polluted 2. pollutant …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pollution — noun Syn: contamination, impurity, dirt, filth, infection …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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