Bio-security
noun
the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
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terrorist acts involving the use of harmful agents and products of biological origin, as disease-producing microorganisms or toxins. noun the use of living organisms and their toxic products to kill or incapacitate, esp as a political weapon noun n.
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verb (intransitive) (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
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any effect on, interaction with, or response from living tissue. adjective (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue bioactive (bī’ō-āk’tĭv) relating to a substance that has an effect on living tissue.
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noun the oxidative treatment of raw sewage by aeration