biohazard
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈbaɪoʊˌhæzərd/
- Specialized
:
riesgo biológico
- Workers in the lab must wear protective gear when handling any biohazard materials to prevent contamination.
- biohazard container
I was just making sure as long as you're not like it'll be funny to like, turn the stage into a biohazard.
- I was just making sure as long as you're not like it'll be funny to like, turn the stage into a biohazard.
Examples
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This is a biohazard quarantine area.
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The brightly colored biohazard warning label is clearly visible.
Fiction book (2002) -
We need a biohazard team in here.
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On the subject of the biohazard, what does the science division have to report?
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Careful, it could be a class 4 biohazard.
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I found the problem and there is no biohazard.
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And it actually has a biohazard symbol on the label.
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They want to study the biohazard, learn how to control it.
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Can you think of any other workplaces where biohazards are a problem?
Academic text (2011) -
Disposable biohazard clothing was available, as well as biohazard-labeled bags and boxes.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
15
2.8
A thing that can make people sick
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.5
A suit that covers the whole body and protects a person from dangerous germs and chemicals
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biohazard joins bio- meaning 'life', which you also see in biology, with hazard meaning 'danger' or 'risk', so it names a danger that comes from living things like viruses or bacteria.