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Definitions of pollutant
  1. noun
    waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
Definition that contains pollutant
  • wilkinson English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
  • particulate a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
  • particulate matter a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
  • bioremediation the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
  • sir geoffrey wilkinson English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
  • catalytic converter a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system
  • industrial air pollution pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere
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