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Etymology of the English word pollutant
the English word
pollutant
derived from the English word
pollute
derived from the Latin word
polluere
(pollute; soil, foul, dirty; violate; dishonor, defile)
using the English suffix
-ant
Derivations in other languages
Italian
pollutante
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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