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polluting | pollutant |

As a verb polluting

is .

As an adjective polluting

is adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution.

As a noun pollutant is

a foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

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!'' (''     )

    • References

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    pollutant

    English

    (wikipedia pollutant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.