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Swedish
Etymology
förorena (“pollute, contaminate, taint”) + -ing (“-ing”)
Pronunciation
Noun
förorening c
- pollution, contamination, tainting
- Synonym: förorenande
- (the contents of) a single instance of the above, e.g. (the contents of) an oil spoil or (the pathogen contained in) a food contamination
- (technical, in some fields) an additive
Usage notes
Also more generally similar to English pollution in compounds like ljusförorening (“light pollution”).
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