Contaminant

Description

An impurity or foreign substance present in a material or environment that affects one or more properties of the material (ASTM).

Synonyms and Related Terms

Verunreinigung (Deut.); contaminant (Fr.);

Resources and Citations

• Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998