Contaminant

What do we mean by contaminant?

One that contaminates. noun

That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter. noun

A substance that contaminates noun

That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.

To forcefully play music or sing or otherwise make some consistent sound within earshot of a person or group who consider said sounds annoying and unwanted. Urban Dictionary

When someone who has a tune infection regrettably shares it with you, thus infecting you as well. Urban Dictionary

When one picks his/her nose and subsequently picks the remaining nostril with the same finger, therfore taking snot from one nostril and inserting it into the other. Urban Dictionary

A term used in response to someone who is annoying the heck out of you and you dont really know what else to call them without making them cry. Although if they do cry, you'd be ok with that outcome, viewing it as an added bonus. Not recommended for use in school, business meetings , chruch sermons, weddings or Bar Mitzvahs. May be appropriate for use between colleagues at work in limited situations, such as when your coworker keeps annoying you via instant messaging. Urban Dictionary

When a fart stains the couch, or underwear, or fabric, etc. Car seats. Urban Dictionary

Alternating back and forth between vaginal and anal sex, thus cross-contaminating both. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to contaminant:
contaminant, containant, contaminate, contaminants, conterminant, decontaminant, contaminar, contaminare.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word contaminant:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe contaminant:
common, environmental, major, organic, particular, specific, potential, frequent, toxic, possible, single, airborne, main, minor, liquid, important, significant, serious, primary, only, natural, principal, gaseous, atmospheric, bacterial, ubiquitous, widespread, dangerous, residual, passive, original, undesirable, solid, microbial, likely, persistent, volatile, unknown, troublesome, soluble, accidental, reactive, fungal, borne, occasional, active, secondary, biological, harmful, suspected, aerial, probable, invisible, predominant, unwanted, indoor, adsorbed, sorbed, unidentified, hazardous, hydrophobic, conservative, molecular, universal, metallic, dominant, regulated, rare, unavoidable, carcinogenic, abundant, prevalent, concentrated, ionic, commonest, incidental, inadvertent.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective contaminant:
transport, removal, concentration, concentrations, migration, plume, levels, plumes, exposure, movement, effects, particles, mass, fate, distribution, release, sources, analysis, control, degradation, metals, dispersion, hydrogeology, gases, rates, present, molecules, loading, behavior, mobility, reduction, uptake, transfer, level, accumulation, generation, models, source, proteins, type, releases, loads, films, flux, bacteria, identification, vapors, residues, species, biodegradation, ions, characteristics, detection, modeling, processes, hydrology, bioavailability, types, chemicals, destruction, bioaccumulation, layers, mixtures, organisms, monitoring, material, attenuation, materials, sorption, solubility, loss, properties, adsorption, flow, diffusion, breakthrough, recovery, desorption, interactions, load, partitioning, pathways, burdens, leaching, toxicity, emission, stress, efficiency, peaks, gas, soil, microorganisms, input.

Consonant match to contaminant:
conterminant.

Words that sound like contaminant:
contaminant, contaminants, contaminate, contenement, continent, contentment, containment, contaminates, contaminator, kontinent, codominant, continuant, contaminated, contamination, contingent, cantonment, contendent, condolement, contaminations.