Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hazardous material

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: haz-ardous -ma-te-ri-al
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Inflected Forms

hazardous materials (plural)

Derived Forms

hazmat

Synonyms

dangerous goods

Questions

What does hazardous material mean?: 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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