toxic waste

Noun

Meaning

poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

toxic industrial waste pollution poison contamination toxin dumping pollutant effluence smog nuclear waste greenhouse gasses toxic chemicals environmental toxin environment problem radioactive mess
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Antonyms

cure remedy antidote mithridate theriac antitoxin
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Hypernyms

waste waste product waste matter waste material

Examples

Fang: "Have you guys been playing in the toxic waste again? Been bitten by a radioactive spider? Struck by lightning? Drink a super-soldier serum? James Patterson

Have you been playing in toxic waste lately? James Patterson

Charlie interrupts impatiently, "Pain is where it's at for punks. Mutilation, self-hatred, slam dancing. For these kids today, ugly is beautiful. That's their way of saying what a lousy world we're giving them. No more rain forests. Toxic waste. You know the drill." John Updike

I'm a toxic waste byproduct of God's creation. Chuck Palahniuk

Superfund was passed with the good intention of cleaning up America's toxic waste sites. Fred Thompson

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it. Lawrence Summers

Close letter words and terms

toxic sludge toxic substance toxic syndrome toxic waste area toxic waste dump toxic waste site