toxic waste

noun

Any waste that can cause death or injury to living creatures, especially poisonous chemical compounds.

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toxic industrial waste
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Meanings

nountoxic waste (countable and uncountable, plural toxic wastes)

plural toxic wastes

  1. countableuncountableAny waste that can cause death or injury to living creatures, especially poisonous chemical compounds.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpoisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)

Similar
toxic industrial waste
Broader
wastewaste materialwaste matter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish giftaffald
  • giftaffaldwaste that can cause death or injury
Māori para tāoke
  • para tāokewaste that can cause death or injury
Swahili taka sumu
  • taka sumuwaste that can cause death or injury
Cite this entry
APA

toxic waste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxic%20waste

MLA

“toxic waste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxic%20waste. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toxic waste,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxic%20waste.

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