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

But when humans infect commercial herds, which happens despite biocontainment efforts, the viruses move between the animals throughout the spring and reassort.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 26, 2022

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

According to standard doctrine, there are basically three ways to stop a virus—vaccines, drugs, and biocontainment.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston