wastes (noun)

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• toxic waste — noun poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means) • Syn: ↑toxic industrial waste • Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter, ↑waste product * * * toxic waste UK US …   Useful english dictionary

• soil pipe — noun drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc. • Hypernyms: ↑drain, ↑drainpipe, ↑waste pipe * * * noun : a pipe for liquid wastes carrying human excrement * * * a pipe carrying wastes from toilets and sometimes from waste pipes. Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

• waste pipe — noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away • Syn: ↑drain, ↑drainpipe • Derivationally related forms: ↑drain (for: ↑drain) • Hypernyms: ↑pipe, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• life-support system — noun 1. equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions the astronauts relied on their life support systems • Syn: ↑life support • Hypernyms: ↑equipment 2. medical equipment that assists or replaces important… …   Useful english dictionary

• sump pump — noun a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump • Hypernyms: ↑suction pump * * * noun : a pump to remove accumulations of water or other liquid from a sump pit * * * a pump for removing liquid or wastes from a sump. [1895 1900] * * * sump… …   Useful english dictionary

• rust belt — noun also rust bowl Usage: often capitalized R&B Etymology: so called from the declining heavy industry taken to be characteristic of the region s economy : the northeastern and midwestern states of the United States * * * (sometimes caps.) the… …   Useful english dictionary

• dishwasher — noun VERB + DISHWASHER ▪ load, stack (esp. BrE) ▪ empty, unload ▪ run ▪ It wastes energy to run the dishwasher half empty …   Collocations dictionary

• dillydallier — noun someone who wastes time • Syn: ↑dallier, ↑dilly dallier, ↑mope, ↑lounger • Derivationally related forms: ↑lounge (for: ↑lounger), ↑mope …   Useful english dictionary

• haemodialysis — noun dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure • Syn: ↑hemodialysis • Hypernyms: ↑dialysis * * * haemodialˈysis noun Dialysis of the blood using a kidney machine… …   Useful english dictionary

• salmon oil — noun a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil * * * noun : a fatty oil obtained usually from the waste from the canning of salmon and used chiefly in dressing… …   Useful english dictionary

• azotemia — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary azote nitrogen + New Latin emia more at az Date: circa 1900 an excess of urea or other nitrogenous wastes in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency compare uremia • azotemic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary