biohazard
/ˈbaɪəʊˌhæzəd/US/ˈbaɪoʊˌhæzɚd/
biohazard noun: a biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
Noun
biohazard (plural biohazards)
- A biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
- The OSHA procedures for this type of environment required all investigative and emergency response personnel to wear PPE when they accessed those areas of the accident site containing biological hazards and undergo decontamination procedures after departing the biohazard area.1999 March 24, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.19 New Investigative Techniques”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing...
- South Western Railway's Basingstoke station has donated surplus biohazard waste bags to the nearby St Michael's Hospice.2020 August 12, “News in Brief: Donation to hospice”, in Rail, page 31
- Antonyms:
- biosafety
biohazard meaning in Bengali, Sinhala, Arabic and Persian
biohazard in Bengali
- জৈব বিপদ
biohazard in Sinhala
- biological risk
- අන්තරායකර ජෛවීය ද්රව්ය antarāyakara jaiwīya drawya
biohazard in Arabic
- biological risk
- خطر بيولوجيّ
biohazard in Persian
- biological risk
- مخاطرهٔ زیستی moxātere-ye zisti, خطر زیستی xatar-e zisti
Antonyms of biohazard
Forms of biohazard
| plural | biohazards |
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Origin of biohazard
From bio- + hazard.
Words formed from biohazard
Phrases with biohazard
Questions about biohazard
- What does biohazard mean?
- Biohazard means a biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
- What is biohazard in Bengali?
- Biohazard in Bengali is জৈব বিপদ. See Biohazard meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is biohazard?
- Biohazard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce biohazard?
- Biohazard is pronounced /ˈbaɪəʊˌhæzəd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of biohazard?
- The plural of biohazard is biohazards.
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