biopiracy
Meanings
noun
- The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From bio- + piracy, coined by Canadian environmentalist Pat Roy Mooney in the early 1990s.
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