contaminant
Example Sentences
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He said the research shows “that contaminant levels on aircraft are generally low and that health and safety standards are met.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025
One contaminant of particular concern was benzene, a carcinogen found in plastic and treated construction wood as well as wildfire smoke — which can enter water systems when they lose pressure during a fire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
Bowen also recommended reaching out to specific brands and asking them about contaminant levels in their products.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025
The bacteria Bacillus cereus was found to be the contaminant in the cause of all three deaths.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024
Almost as an aside, he pointed out one possibility that other researchers hadn’t considered: all transformed cells seemed to behave identically to HeLa, he wrote, which could mean that HeLa was the contaminant.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
