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noun
An unwanted material produced during some manufacturing or industrial process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: waste, product
noun
An unwanted material produced during some manufacturing or industrial process.
The radioactive waste from a nuclear reactor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: sometimes, specifically
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Synonyms: nuclear waste
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waste, product
noun
The unwanted results of metabolism, expelled in the urine and feces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Broader terms: metabolite, waste, product, substance, material, stuff
noun
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: waste, waste material, waste matter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: material, stuff
Narrower terms: impurity, dross, exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes, body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product, filth, crud, skank, sewage, sewerage, effluent, wastewater, sewer water, garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps, pollutant, rubbish, trash, scrap, slop, toxic waste, toxic industrial waste
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Across languages
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