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hazardous materials

hazardous materials is the plural of hazardous material.

Meaning of hazardous material

Noun

hazardous material (plural hazardous materials)

  1. A material, natural or man-made, which is intrinsically dangerous or otherwise poses a safety hazard, such as materials which are explosive, poisonous, chemically active (including acids and other corrosives), radioactive, or biologically active (including human blood and other medical waste).
    Synonyms:
    dangerous goods

Questions about hazardous materials

What is hazardous materials the plural of?
Hazardous materials is the plural of hazardous material.

Words near hazardous materials in the dictionary

  1. hazardizing
  2. hazardless
  3. hazardlessness
  4. hazardous
  5. hazardous material
  6. hazardous materials
  7. hazardously
  8. hazardousness
  9. hazardproof
  10. hazardries
  11. hazardry

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