English
wikipedia|HAZMAT
abbreviation
hazmat
- hazardous material|Hazardous material(s).
Usage notes
Often used adjectivally, as in the term hazmat suit. The term hazmat (also capitalized as HAZMAT or hyphenated as Haz-Mat) is chiefly used in the U.S.; the equivalent term in the rest of the English-speaking world is dangerous goods.
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