biosafe en · ADJ
Etymology
From bio- + safe.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not causing harm to biological organisms.
Zinc oxide is biosafe and, therefore, there are no toxic effects for biomedical applications that immobilize and modify biomolecules (Kumar and Shen, 2008).
2011, Sam Zhang, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook: Applications, page 343: