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micropollutants

micropollutants is the plural of micropollutant.

Meaning of micropollutant

Noun

micropollutant (plural micropollutants)

  1. Any pollutant that has a toxic effect at very small concentrations.
    • “The long-term effect of air pollution by acid-formers like sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, heavy metals and organic micropollutants means the poisoning of the ecosphere and the hydrosphere,” Professor Ulrich said.1983 June 29, Dudley Clendinen, quoting Bernhard Ulrich, “Concern On Acid Rain Extending To Public Health”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about micropollutants

What is micropollutants the plural of?
Micropollutants is the plural of micropollutant.

Words near micropollutants in the dictionary

  1. micropolitans
  2. micropolitical
  3. micropolitically
  4. micropolitics
  5. micropollutant
  6. micropollutants
  7. micropolygon
  8. micropolygons
  9. micropolygyria
  10. micropolyhedra
  11. micropolyhedron

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