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biohazard

noun
/ˈbaɪəʊˌhæzəd/UK/ˈbaɪoʊˌhæzɚd/US

Etymology

From bio- + hazard.

  1. derived from زهر
  2. derived from hasart
  3. inherited from hasard
  4. prefixed as biohazard — “bio + hazard”

Definitions

  1. A biological hazard

    A biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

    • South Western Railway's Basingstoke station has donated surplus biohazard waste bags to the nearby St Michael's Hospice.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biohazard. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA