biocontainment
Meanings
noun
- Any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment.
- The modification of an organism's genetic material in order to restrict its ability to reproduce outside of a laboratory.
Word forms
Etymology
From bio- + containment.
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