dangerous substance

collocation in English

meaningsofdangerousandsubstance

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsubstance.
dangerous
adjective
uk
/ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs/us
/ˈdeɪn.dʒɚ.əs/
A dangerous person, animal, thing, or activity could ...
See more atdangerous
substance
noun
uk
/ˈsʌb.stəns/us
/ˈsʌb.stəns/
material with particular ...
See more atsubstance

(Definition ofdangerousandsubstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdangerous substance

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
It was tested for radioactivity and was found to be adangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He might slip and lose his foothold and be in danger of sliding under the rail into adangeroussubstancebelow.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Be they inflammable materials or anydangeroussubstancepresent in a finished product, they are already covered.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Nuclear waste has a higher standard applied than any otherdangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We will stop the production of all military grade plutonium, which is the mostdangeroussubstanceknown to man.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are extremely careful as regards reprocessing, whether of plutonium or of any otherdangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Very many substances are potentially dangerous, and it would be impracticable to keep up-to-date lists of factories identifying every specificallydangeroussubstanceused.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The definitions of those properties in the regulations do not correspond with similar properties in the classification, packaging and labelling ofdangeroussubstanceregulations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Clearly, there must be the most sedulous care taken in the control of this mostdangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Their passion for mass medicating the public's water supply with a possiblydangeroussubstanceunderstandably leads them into total errors of judgment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Alcohol, of course, is a moredangeroussubstanceand drug than the one we are talking about.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If there is an alternative substance that is safer, it must be used instead of thedangeroussubstance.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is adangeroussubstancethat must be attended to.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
She was extremely suspicious of water, and regarded it as a highlydangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would not be practicable for fire or police services to be notified prior to every movement of adangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are dealing with a verydangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no question of adangeroussubstancebeing foisted on us.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
How, too, can we draw up a study plan with a view to the substitution of adangeroussubstance?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I understand that this is a verydangeroussubstance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Other regulations for other sorts ofdangeroussubstancewill follow after that.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdangerous
Go to the definition ofsubstance
See other collocations withsubstance