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biofraud

biofraud noun: fraud in the context of biotechnology or a biological study.

Noun

biofraud (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Fraud in the context of biotechnology or a biological study.
    • Details of "the great biofraud," as the The Washington Times has dubbed the affair, first emerged just before Christmas. Wainwright and six other state and federal wildlife scientists in Washington State allegedly "planted" clumps of wild lynx fur ...2002, Outside

Origin of biofraud

From bio- + fraud.

Questions about biofraud

What does biofraud mean?
Biofraud means fraud in the context of biotechnology or a biological study.
What part of speech is biofraud?
Biofraud is a noun.

Words near biofraud in the dictionary

  1. biofraction
  2. biofractions
  3. biofragmentable
  4. biofragmental
  5. biofragmentation
  6. biofraud
  7. biofreezer
  8. biofreezers
  9. biofrequencies
  10. biofrequency
  11. biofriendly

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