Origin
1920-25; <
Latin contāminant- (stem of
contāmināns), present participle of
contāmināre. See
contaminate,
-ant Examples from the web for contaminant
- Some scientists suspect the hemoglobin is a contaminant.
- contaminant control is intractable only if the bio reactor is open to the outside air and water supply, as in a pond.
- They are also moved as a contaminant in hay, grain, straw, and machinery.