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hazardous material

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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).

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 危險物質 /危险物质 (wēixiǎn wùzhì) — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • Finnish: vaarallinen aine — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • French: matières dangereuses — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • German: Gefahrgut — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • Icelandic: spilliefni — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • Korean: 위험물질 (wiheommuljil) — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • Korean: 유해물질 (yuhaemuljil) — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • Polish: materiał niebezpieczny — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • Portuguese: material perigoso — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous
  • Spanish: material azaroso — substances, which are intrinsically dangerous