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biocontainment

biocontainment noun: any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment.

Noun

biocontainment (uncountable)

  1. Any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment.
  2. The modification of an organism's genetic material in order to restrict its ability to reproduce outside of a laboratory.

Origin of biocontainment

From bio- + containment.

Questions about biocontainment

What does biocontainment mean?
Biocontainment means any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment.
What part of speech is biocontainment?
Biocontainment is a noun.

Words near biocontainment in the dictionary

  1. bioconstituents
  2. bioconstruction
  3. bioconstructions
  4. bioconstructor
  5. bioconstructors
  6. biocontainment
  7. biocontaminant
  8. biocontaminants
  9. biocontaminate
  10. biocontaminated
  11. biocontamination

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