HAZMAT

HAZMAT

(noun) an abbreviation for ‘hazardous material’ used on warning signs; “NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

HazMat (countable and uncountable, plural HazMats)

Alternative form of hazmat

Anagrams

• matzah

Etymology

Noun

hazmat (plural hazmats)

hazardous material(s)

Usage notes

Often used attributively, as in the term hazmat suit, the term hazmat (also capitalized as HAZMAT or hyphenated as Haz-Mat) is chiefly used in the US. The equivalent term in the rest of the English-speaking world is dangerous goods.

Anagrams

• matzah

Source: Wiktionary



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