pollution
/pəˈɫuʃən/
the presence of harmful substances in the environment
pollution in a sentence
“Air pollution causes millions of premature deaths annually.”
Origin of pollution
Latin polluere (to defile, contaminate), from por- (forward) + luere (to wash)
Related Words
extinction
the state of being extinct; no longer existing
barren
too poor to produce much vegetation
anthropogenic
originating from human activity
degradation
the condition of being damaged or the process of damaging
deforestation
the action of clearing forests
desertification
the process by which fertile land becomes desert