biosafety en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /baɪ.ɑˈseɪf.tiː/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English safety English biosafety From bio- + safety.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.
“This action aims to ensure that WIV does not receive another dollar of federal funding,” an HHS spokesperson said in a statement. “The move was undertaken due to WIV’s failure to provide documentation on WIV’s research requested by NIH related to concerns that WIV violated NIH’s biosafety protocols.”
2023 July 19, Jeremy Diamond and Simone McCarthy, “Biden administration suspends funding for Wuhan lab”, in CNN:
Synonyms
Translations (2)
el βιοασφάλεια (protection from potential harm from biological agents) · ga bithshábháilteacht (protection from potential harm from biological agents)