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biosafety
[ bahy-oh-seyf-tee ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈseɪf ti /
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noun
the maintenance of safe conditions in biological research to prevent harm to workers, nonlaboratory organisms, or the environment.
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Words nearby biosafety
bioresearch, bioreserve, biorhythm, biorhythmics, BIOS, biosafety, bioscience, bioscope, bioscopy, bio-security, biosensor
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How to use biosafety in a sentence
That is why very often the money goes to research, and biosafety is less emphasized.
A lab worker studying bat viruses who slipped up and sniffed the air under her biosafety hood.
No one can find the animal that gave people covid-19|Antonio Regalado|March 26, 2021|MIT Technology ReviewThe rapidly growing number of U.S. biosafety labs—those that study potentially lethal pathogens—is causing concern.
Growing Number of Biosafety Labs Raises Red Flags|Center for Public Integrity|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for biosafety
biosafety
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈseɪftɪ) /
noun
the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
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