Meanings
plural hazardous materials
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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).
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 危險物質 /危险物质
- 危險物質 /危险物质 (wēixiǎn wùzhì)substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
Finnish vaarallinen aine
- vaarallinen ainesubstances, which are intrinsically dangerous
French matières dangereuses
- matières dangereusessubstances, which are intrinsically dangerous
German Gefahrgut
- Gefahrgutsubstances, which are intrinsically dangerous
Icelandic spilliefni
- spilliefnisubstances, which are intrinsically dangerous
Korean 위험물질, 유해물질
- 위험물질 (wiheommuljil)substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
- 유해물질 (yuhaemuljil)substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
Polish materiał niebezpieczny
- materiał niebezpiecznysubstances, which are intrinsically dangerous
Portuguese material perigoso
- material perigososubstances, which are intrinsically dangerous
Spanish material azaroso
- material azarososubstances, which are intrinsically dangerous
Cite this entry
hazardous material. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazardous%20material
“hazardous material.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazardous%20material. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hazardous material,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazardous%20material.
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