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biohazards

biohazards is the plural of biohazard.

Meaning of biohazard

Noun

biohazard (plural biohazards)

  1. 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...
    Antonyms:
    biosafety

Questions about biohazards

What is biohazards the plural of?
Biohazards is the plural of biohazard.

Words near biohazards in the dictionary

  1. biohardware
  2. biohazard
  3. biohazard symbol
  4. biohazard symbols
  5. biohazardous
  6. biohazards
  7. bioheat
  8. biohelminth
  9. biohelminths
  10. bioherbicidal
  11. bioherbicide

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