biosafety

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/baɪ.ɑˈseɪf.tiː/

noun

Protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.

Similar
biosecurity
OriginEnglish safety ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounbiosafety (uncountable)
  1. uncountableProtection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.
    1 more example

    “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: biosecurity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounProtection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.

Similar
biosecurity
Also see
biosecurity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishsafety
  6. Englishbiosafety

From bio- + safety.

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Translations

Greek βιοασφάλεια
  • βιοασφάλεια (vioasfáleia)protection from potential harm from biological agents
Irish bithshábháilteacht
  • bithshábháilteachtprotection from potential harm from biological agents
Cite this entry
APA

biosafety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosafety

MLA

“biosafety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosafety. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biosafety,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosafety.

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