biocolonization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Colonization (typically of a surface) by biological organisms.
  2. Colonization (and taking control) of populations or states by taking control of their agricultural resources and making them reliant on the colonizer's (bio)medical or agricultural (especially genetically-modified) supplies.

Word forms

biocolonization

Etymology

From bio- + colonization.

Related words

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