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SDS

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A document that gives safety information about handling, storing and disposing chemicals

noun

Formal

: hoja de datos de seguridad

Each laboratory must keep an updated SDS for every chemical to ensure safe storage and disposal practices.

Examples

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Academic text (2018)
The SDS outlines the necessary precautions for safely handling the chemicals involved in this procedure.
Before starting work, make sure to read the SDS to understand the potential hazards of the substances you'll be using.

Surface Forms

SDS singular

SDSes plural

Morphology

SDS = safety + data + sheet (opaque) = S + D + S

As an initialism for 'Safety Data Sheet', the letters do not themselves convey meaning to most learners without knowing the expansion.

Etymology

SDS stands for Safety Data Sheet; safety means 'protection', data means 'information' and sheet means 'paper', so an SDS is the paper that gives the key safety information about a chemical.