单词 | hazardous waste |
释义 | hazardous waste[ haz-er-duhs weyst ] / ˈhæz ər dəs ˈweɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hazardous waste ON THESAURUS.COM nounany industrial by-product or discarded commercial product that is potentially harmful to the environment or people and other living organisms because it is ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and/or toxic: You can’t throw these flammable old cans of paint thinner in with your regular trash—they need to be treated as hazardous waste.We are in compliance with all state regulations that pertain to the containment and disposal of hazardous wastes. Compare toxic waste. Origin of hazardous wasteFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby hazardous wasteHazara, hazard, hazard light, hazard lights, hazardous, hazardous waste, hazard warning device, Hazchem, haze, hazel, Hazel Crest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for hazardous wastehazardous waste [ hăz′ər-dəs ] A used or discarded material that can damage the environment and be harmful to health. Hazardous wastes include heavy metals and toxic chemicals used in industrial products and processes as well as infectious medical wastes and radioactive materials such as spent nuclear fuel rods. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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