household chemicals

collocation in English

meaningsofhouseholdandchemical

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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us
/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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(Definition ofhouseholdandchemicalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I was told of a firm which made household chemicals having an environmental audit.
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This is especially important for very large volumes of products, consisting in actual fact of food, water and household chemicals.
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But the best safeguard is for parents to keep all household chemicals out of the reach of young children.
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If the number of experiments to test household chemicals shows a significant increase in 1984, however, we will consider whether more detailed inquiries are justified.
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After constant daily exposure to a mixture of household chemicals and beauty products, she begins to shrink gradually at first then rapidly.
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Today's common irritants include cosmetics, perfumes, antibacterial soaps, cleansers, and household chemicals.
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Toxic household chemicals have been used when forage fishing.
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It is required by regulation for prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, pesticides, and household chemicals.
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Bleaches are used as household chemicals to whiten clothes and remove stains and as disinfectants, primarily in the bathroom and kitchen.
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Around 65% of poisoning is from pharmaceuticals (paracetamol, ibuprofen, citalopram, diazepam and zopiclone) and 15% from household chemicals (detergents, bleach, and isopropanol).
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Eyewitnesses said the roof collapsed over the checkout counters, where many people were waiting to pay, and over the dairy, alcoholic beverage and household chemicals sections.
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It may be required by regulation for prescription drugs, for over the counter medications, for pesticides, or for household chemicals where there is a significant risk of death from ingestion.
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