biocontainment
[ bahy-oh-kuhn-teyn-muhnt ]
noun
the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.
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How to use biocontainment in a sentence
A visit to your local pig farm now requires nearly as much preparation and gear as entering a CDC biocontainment zone.
Aporkalypse Now: Pig-Killing Virus Could Mean the End of Bacon | Carrie Arnold | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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