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pollution |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pollution \Pol*lu"tion\, n. [L. pollutio: cf F. pollution.] 1. The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity. 2. (Med.) The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pollution n 1: the state of being contaminated with harmful substances 2: the state of being polluted [syn: {befoulment}, {defilement}] 3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: {contamination}] [ant: {decontamination}]
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