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noun bio·haz·ard \ ˈbī-ō-ˌha-zərd \

Definition of biohazard

:a biological agent or condition that is a hazard to humans or the environment; also :a hazard posed by such an agent or condition

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biohazardous

\ˌbī-ō-ˈha-zər-dəs\ adjective

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The gasoline spill created a serious biohazard.

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The company provides fire/smoke damage remediation, water damage remediation, flood water/ mold removal and biohazard clean-up.

— cindy kent, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Career Spotlight: Timothy Courtney, PuroClean," 20 July 2017
The user can simply toss the patch in the trash, no need for biohazard containers.

— emily matchar, Smithsonian, "Needle-Free Patch Makes Vaccination as Easy as Putting on a Band-Aid," 18 July 2017
About the company: PuroClean, based in Tamarac and founded in 2001, provides fire and smoke damage remediation, water damage remediation, flood water removal, mold removal and biohazard clean-up to commercial and residential customers.

— miamiherald, "Senior-level hires and promotions for the week of July 10, 2017," 10 July 2017
Shirley was initially skeptical, but his police department now keeps a biohazard waste bin outside headquarters, where people can drop off needles anonymously.

— shefali luthra, Kaiser Health News, "Unable To Arrest Opioid Epidemic, Red States Warm To Needle Exchanges," 14 June 2017
The Department of Agriculture of Water Resources warned travelers to check their luggage and other belongings for biohazards after toads from Thailand and Indonesia were found recently at three Australian airports.

— rod mcguirk, chicagotribune.com, "Australia warns travelers to not bring in hitchhiking toads," 11 May 2017
Thank goodness the house was vacant and no one needed a hotel room or dog boarding during the removal of the rat-rich biohazard.

— leslie sargent eskildsen, Orange County Register, "Rats, mold and other home-sale obstacles," 25 Mar. 2017
The rodent infestation in the attic: The area is considered a biohazard since it has been saturated and infused with waste from what the rodent guy labeled generations of rats.

— leslie sargent eskildsen, Orange County Register, "Rats, mold and other home-sale obstacles," 25 Mar. 2017
Lorch sat with Grace and Joe in a cream-colored exam room, a red biohazard box nestled under one counter, and explained that all the standard treatments had been exhausted.

— gareth cook, New York Times, "Learning From the Lazarus Effect," 12 May 2016

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: a biological or chemical substance or situation that is dangerous to human beings and the environment

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noun bio·haz·ard \ ˈbī-ō-ˌhaz-ərd, -ˈhaz- \

medical Definition of biohazard

:a biological agent or condition (as an infectious organism or insecure laboratory procedures) that constitutes a hazard to humans or the environment; also :a hazard posed by such an agent or condition

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