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  • 11pollute — pol•lute [[t]pəˈlut[/t]] v. t. lut•ed, lut•ing 1) ecl to make foul or unclean, esp. with harmful chemical or waste products; contaminate: to pollute the air with smoke[/ex] 2) to make impure or morally unclean; defile; debase: to pollute the mind …

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  • 12air — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 gas/space ADJECTIVE ▪ hot, warm ▪ chill, cold, cool, crisp ▪ clean, clear …

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  • 13pollute — [[t]pəlu͟ːt[/t]] pollutes, polluting, polluted VERB To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage. [V n] Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious… …

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  • 14pollute — verb 1》 contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances. 2》 defile or corrupt. Derivatives pollutant adjective &noun polluter noun pollution noun Origin ME: from L. pollut , polluere pollute, defile , based on the root of… …

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  • 15pollute — pol|lute [ pə lut ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make air, water, or land too dirty and dangerous for people to use in a safe way: The oil spill has polluted the harbor. The cattle drank from a river polluted with toxic chemicals. 2. ) to spoil the… …

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  • 16pollute — [pəˈluːt] verb [T] 1) to make air, water, or land dirty and dangerous The oil spillage has polluted the harbour.[/ex] polluted adj 2) heavily/badly polluted rivers[/ex] polluter noun [C] …

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  • 17pollute — To corrupt or defile. The contamination of soil, air and water by noxious substances and noises. See also pollution …

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  • 18Clean Air Conservancy — The Clean Air Conservancy is a United States non profit charity devoted to protecting our planet’s clean air and slowing the pace of climate change by actively participating in pollution markets and participating in emissions trading. The Clean… …

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  • 19North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …

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  • 20Summer 2008 California wildfires — Infobox wildfire title= 2008 California wildfires caption= The wildfires as seen from space. location= California cost= date= June 6, 2008 ongoing source= Lightning, human caused acres= convert|2589930|acre|km2|0… …

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