biosafety

noun

bio·​safe·​ty ˌbī-ō-ˈsāf-tē 

: safety with respect to the effects of biological research on humans and the environment

Examples of biosafety in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the absence of that administrative work and with little progress being made on the various biosafety laws that have been proposed in Congress, the nation has been left with just the vengeful spectacle of lab-leak prosecutions. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

The researchers also acknowledged that increasingly sophisticated synthetic cells could raise new biosafety and biosecurity questions. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

According to the authors, this increasingly crowded and competitive environment makes rigorous biosafety standards more urgent than ever. — Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026

Specimens are packaged under strict biosafety protocols and sent to a state public health laboratory or directly to the CDC’s Atlanta facility, which is specifically equipped to detect the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biosafety

• safety

Medical Definition

biosafety

noun

bio·​safe·​ty ˈbī-ō-ˌsāf-tē 

plural biosafeties

: safety with respect to the effects of biological research on humans and the environment