Our opportunity with HMIS goes far beyond knowing who is homeless: HMIS can help us work collaboratively on housing solutions, inform how we improve programs and policies, and organize our collective work to ensure that every Minnesotan has stable housing..
pollutant noun [C]. âº a âsubstance that âpollutes: Sulphur âdioxide is one of several pollutants that are âreleased into the âatmosphere by âcoal-fired âpower âstations. (Definition of pollutant from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
Pollute is a verb that means to make something dirty or impure. You can pollute a river by pouring waste into it, or you can pollute your body by eating way too much candy. Pollute comes from the Latin word pollut-, meaning âsoiled.â When you pollute something, it's soiled or contaminated, often by something poisonous. You might have heard the word pollution â pollution is the stuff that pollutes the environment.