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# pollutant

noun (a pollutant, pollutants)

«pollutant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons: pollutants include car exhaust gases, smoke, plastic, oil, sewage and pesticides. Pupils learn how pollutants harm health, rivers and wildlife, and how to reduce them (walking to school, recycling).

### Examples

- Car exhaust contains pollutants that are bad for our lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/#x1)
- Plastic is a pollutant in the oceans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/#x2)
- The factory let pollutants into the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/#x3)
- Trees can trap some air pollutants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/#x4)
- Fertiliser running off fields can be a pollutant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/#x5)
- Scientists measured the pollutants near the school gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/#x6)

### Note

Countable. From «pollute» (verb) and «pollution» (uncountable noun). Spelling: -ant, not -ent. Use «a pollutant» but «pollution» without «a».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pollutant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pollutant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pollutant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollutant.html) on Mova free.