noun
poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)
• Syn: ↑toxic industrial waste
• Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter, ↑waste product
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industrial or chemical waste products that are harmful to the environment
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noun, pl ⋯ wastes
: unwanted chemicals that are the result of manufacturing or industry and that are poisonous to living things
[noncount]
The company was fined for dumping toxic waste into the river.
toxic waste dumps/sites
[count]
Toxic wastes were detected in the soil samples.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.