pollutant

«pollutant» in Mova's school dictionary: A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a pollutant, pollutants)

meaning for a pupil

A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things. tree →

sense 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 →
• Plastic is a pollutant in the oceans. tree →
• The factory let pollutants into the river. tree →
• Trees can trap some air pollutants. tree →
• Fertiliser running off fields can be a pollutant. tree →
• Scientists measured the pollutants near the school gate. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pollutant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.