noxious substance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnoxiousandsubstance
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noxious
adjective
uk/ˈnɒk.ʃəs/us/ˈnɑːk.ʃəs/
Something, especially a gas or other substance, that is noxious is poisonous or ...
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substance
noun
uk/ˈsʌb.stəns/us/ˈsʌb.stəns/
material with particular ...
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(Definition ofnoxiousandsubstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Anoxioussubstancecould infiltrate into the water supplies and people would have to be advised not to drink the water.
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There may well be situations of public alarm when thousands of items have been contaminated by anoxioussubstance.
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The results show no trace of any aviation product ornoxioussubstance.
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For instance, gas is a form ofnoxioussubstance.
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There may be some who are more allergic to thisnoxioussubstancethan others.
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Ifnoxioussubstanceis not an adequate description, perhaps another can be found.
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They might be coated with anoxioussubstancewhich it would be wrong to dump in the sea.
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It is not beyond the wit of our inventors to produce anoxioussubstancethat can be added during the glue production stage.
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There is little doubt that there was some unpleasantnoxioussubstancein the water.
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For example, it would not be appropriate to require that a postal operator should open a postal packet that contains filth or anoxioussubstancein a post office.
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They contain anoxioussubstance, bufotoxin, which is used to deter potential predators.
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Both observations suggest that there are noxious substances in the seed coat.
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If copper comes into contact with a group of noxious substances it is easily replaced by those other materials, the effect of which is unknown.
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If he does not take proper care of noxious substances but allows them to escape and do damage, an action may lie against him.
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There are already powers under other legislation to prevent the discharge into the water of, first, solids, and, secondly, noxious substances of other types.
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They all add up to a cocktail of noxious substances to which we are increasingly exposed.
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I am advised that the most common causes of respiratory diseases are infection, new growths, and inhalation of noxious substances.
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Its main object is to prevent blackguards from using dynamite or noxious substances for the destruction of fish.
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We know, however, that maritime pollution, from spillage of oil or other noxious substances, continues even when accidents do not occur.
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Secondly, no attention was given to the bunker-fuel oil spills or the pollution caused by hazardous and noxious substances.
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