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biodefense

noun

Etymology

From bio- + defense.

  1. derived from dēfēnsa — “protection”
  2. derived from defens
  3. inherited from defens
  4. prefixed as biodefense — “bio + defense”

Definitions

  1. Any defensive measure taken against an attack using bacteria, viruses or toxins

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biodefense. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA