hazardous material

English

Noun

hazardous material (plural hazardous materials)

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).

Synonyms

• dangerous goods

Derived terms

• hazmat

Translations

substances, which are intrinsically dangerous

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 危險物質／危险物质 (wēixiǎn wùzhì)

• Finnish: vaarallinen aine
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Gefahrgut (de) n
• Portuguese: material perigoso m