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hazardous waste

haz·ard·ous waste
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haz-er-duh s weyst]
    • /ˈhæz ər dəs weɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haz-er-duh s weyst]
    • /ˈhæz ər dəs weɪst/

Definitions of hazardous waste words

  • noun hazardous waste any industrial by-product, especially from the manufacture of chemicals, that is destructive to the environment or dangerous to the health of people or animals: Hazardous wastes often contaminate ground water. 1
  • noun hazardous waste waste that may be harmful to health or the environment 0
  • noun hazardous waste Hazardous waste is waste that is dangerous or may become dangerous to the environment or people's health. 0
See all 3 definitions of hazardous waste

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Parts of speech for Hazardous waste

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hazardous waste

hazardous waste popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hazardous waste usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hazardous waste

noun hazardous waste

  • poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
  • pollution — the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
  • toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
  • dumping — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
  • nuclear waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
All 5 Synonyms of hazardous waste

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