hazmat

noun, often attributive

haz·mat | \ ˈhaz-ˌmat

Definition of hazmat

: a material (such as flammable or poisonous material) that would be a danger to life or to the environment if released without precautions

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Recent Examples on the Web The bomb squad and a hazmat team were also called to the scene. — Christian Martinez Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022 Reached by phone, Goia said no shelter in place has been ordered thus far and a county hazmat team is on site withair monitors to determine if that will be needed. — Anna Kramer, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2020 Others fled the city’s lockdown on foot, wearing full hazmat suits and carrying possessions stuffed into plastic bags. — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2022 On the day ABC News visited, Alice's batteries had just arrived and engineers in hazmat-like suits were working to fit the behemoth batteries onto the left and right side of the plane. — Alex Stone, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2021 Fox News Digital obtained a picture of Gendron in a hazmat suit while sitting in class. — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 19 May 2022 Several Susquehanna Valley High School students spoke of Payton Gendron’s behavior leading up to their graduation last year, including how the troubled teen wore a full hazmat suit to class once school resumed in person. — New York Times, 15 May 2022 Horror stories circulate online about pets being left behind and one was recently killed with a shovel by a person in a hazmat suit. — David Culver, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022 Sanitation workers in hazmat suits pulled Brenda’s items out with pole pickers and tossed them to the ground. — Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic, 19 May 2022 See More

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hazmat

noun, often attributive

haz·mat | \ ˈhaz-ˌmat \

Medical Definition of hazmat

: a material (as radioactive, flammable, explosive, or poisonous material) that would be a danger to life or to the environment if released without necessary precautions being taken toxic waste hauled away by workers in hazmat suits— Tom Spousta hazmat storage