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contaminant
1. Minor impurity present in a substance.
2. Extraneous material inadvertently added to a sample prior to or during chemical or biological analysis
3. In some contexts, as in relation to gas cleaning equipment, used as a synonym for “pollutant”, especially on a small scale.
4. Unintended component in food that may pose a hazard to the consumer.
- Jenis Kata: noun
- Industri / Domain: Biologi; Bahan-bahan kimia
- Kategori: Ilmu tentang racun
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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