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pollution

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pollution (noun)
  2. light pollution (noun)
  3. noise pollution (noun)
  4. thermal pollution (noun)

pol·lu·tion

noun \pə-ˈlü-shən\

Definition of POLLUTION

1
: the action of polluting especially by environmental contamination with man-made waste; also : the condition of being polluted
2
: pollutant
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Examples of POLLUTION

  1. industrial practices that have caused pollution of the air and water
  2. The tests showed high levels of pollution in the water.
  3. The fish are dying of pollution.

First Known Use of POLLUTION

14th century

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

Rhymes with POLLUTION

ablution, Confucian, dilution, elution, locution, solution

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