Definition of 'pollute'. pollute (pÉluËt ) 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. Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals. A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the Irish Sea.
Answers. Best Answer: I would say instinct is a largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason. And your reflex is an automatic response to a stimulus not involving higher mental centers.
reÂ·flex. adj. 1. Physiology Being an involuntary action or response, such as a sneeze, blink, or hiccup. 2. Produced as an automatic response or reaction: reflex opposition to change.oun. 1. reflex-an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex. accommodation reflex-reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina.