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TOXIC WASTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toxic waste mean?
• TOXIC WASTE (noun)
The noun TOXIC WASTE has 1 sense:
1. poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)
Familiarity information: TOXIC WASTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
toxic industrial waste; toxic waste
Hypernyms ("toxic waste" is a kind of...):
waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted)
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