Pollution

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances.
  • n. Something that pollutes; a pollutant or a group of pollutants: Pollution in the air reduced the visibility near the airport.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.
  • n. Something that pollutes; a pollutant.
  • n. Physical defilement.
  • n. The emission of semen at other times than in sexual intercourse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.
  • n. The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of polluting; also, the state of being polluted; defilement; uncleanness; impurity.
  • n. Specifically, legal or ceremonial uncleanness, disqualifying a person for sacred services or for intercourse with others, or rendering anything unfit for sacred use.
  • n. The emission of semen at any other time than during coition: more frequently called self-pollution.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
  • n. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
  • n. the state of being polluted
  • Antonym
    conservation    purity   
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    defilement    uncleanness    impurity    soilage   
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