Dreggy, impure, or foreign matter, mixed with any substance, and detracting from its purity; e.g. the dregs or lees of oil or wine, the chaff of…
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [noun] > polluting agent (10) drossc1440 Dreggy, impure, or foreign matter, mixed with any substance, and detracting from its purity; e.g. the dregs or lees of oil or wine, the chaff of… defilement1571 An instance of this; concrete anything that defiles. foulagea1603 The action of fouling something; the result of this; foul matter, spec. excrement. Also (and earliest) in figurative context. feculency1608 = feculence, n. 2; literal and figurative. In plural. Impurities. feculence1662 concrete. Feculent matter; dregs, lees, dross, scum. Also (now chiefly) in stronger sense, filth. literal and figurative. contamination1806 concrete. That in which contamination is embodied; an impurity. pollutant1892 A polluting agent; esp. a noxious or poisonous substance which pollutes the environment. contaminant1934 That which contaminates. crud1943 A substance considered unpleasant or disgusting, esp. because of its dirtiness; dirt, muck, or excrement; (also) a coating or encrustation of this. Subcategories:— collectively (1) |
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