pollution
English Thesaurus
1. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | dust contamination, |
| definition | : | the act of contaminating with dust particles (noun.act) |
2. the state of being polluted (noun.state)
3. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | biodegradable pollution, |
| definition | : | pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | nonbiodegradable pollution, |
| definition | : | pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | air pollution, |
| definition | : | pollution of the atmosphere (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | thermal pollution, |
| definition | : | harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | water pollution, |
| definition | : | pollution of the water in rivers and lakes (noun.state) |
4. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contaminate, |
| definition | : | make radioactive by adding radioactive material (verb.change) |
5. the state of being polluted (noun.state)
6. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contaminate, |
| definition | : | make radioactive by adding radioactive material (verb.change) |
7. the state of being polluted (noun.state)
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