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contaminant

n.
US //kənˈtæmənənt// UK //kəntˈæmɪnənt// con·tam·i·nant
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Origin

Borrowed from French contaminant, present participle of contaminer (“to contaminate”), from Latin contāmināre. By surface analysis, contaminate + -ant.

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