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biohazard

/bahy-oh-haz-erd/US // ˈbaɪ oʊˌhæz ərd //UK // (ˌbaɪəʊˈhæzəd) //

生物危险品,生物危害,生物危害性,生物危险性

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
    • : the health risk posed by the possible release of such a pathogen into the environment.

Examples

  • Medical staff members wear green biohazard suits, face shields, latex gloves and shoe coverings.

  • A yellow-and-magenta biohazard sign hangs next to a yellow one that says “No Trespassing, by order of the United States Department of Energy.”

  • Even floodwaters that haven’t picked up biohazards can contain potentially dangerous bacteria, especially legionella, which can give you a potentially deadly strain of pneumonia.

  • Amanda, finishing, scratches off the last of Atif’s organoid from the metal plate and chucks it into a biohazard bag.

  • “Turns out the prunes aren't the only flavor that result in a biohazard situation,” she wrote in April.

  • She pulled off her bloody gloves and dropped them in a bright red biohazard can.