biocontainment

American  

[bahy-oh-kuhn-teyn-muhnt] / ˌbaɪ oʊ kənˈteɪn mənt /

noun

1. the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.

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Etymology

Origin of biocontainment

bio- + containment

Example Sentences

The samples will then be automatically sealed into a biocontainment system and transferred to an Earth entry capsule, which is part of the Earth Return Orbiter.

From Salon • May 3, 2024

The scientists have considered regulatory measures by developing a biocontainment strategy to avoid the use of elements that generate regulatory concerns such as mobile genetic elements, plasmids or antibiotic resistance.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

The work had been approved by a BU biosafety committee, as well as a Boston city public-health board, and was conducted in a biocontainment facility deemed safe for work with SARS-CoV-2.

From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2022

It would also fund biosafety and biosecurity measures, biocontainment labs, and clinical trial infrastructure.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2022

“We are going to be handling large amounts of blood. And we will be handling sharp instruments. We are going to use the disposable biocontainment suits.”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston