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Contamination vs Polluting - What's the difference?

contamination | polluting | Synonyms |

Contamination is a synonym of polluting.


As a noun contamination

is the act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

As a verb polluting is

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As an adjective polluting is

adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution.

contamination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  • (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  • (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
  • The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

    • polluting

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution.
  • * _ And let our polluting''' powers combine. Super Radiation
    _ Deforestation
    _ Smog
    _ Toxics
    _ Hate
    _ By your '''polluting     powers combined, I am Captain Pollution! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
    _ GO POLLUTION!'' (''     )

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