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Contained vs Biocontainment - What's the difference?

contained | biocontainment |

As an adjective contained

is restricted in space.

As a verb contained

is past tense of contain.

As a noun biocontainment is

any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment.

contained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Restricted in space.
    • The brush fire is now contained , if it doesn't jump the lines it will burn itself out.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (contain)
    • This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.

    biocontainment

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) Any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment
  • (genetics) The modification of an organism's genetic material in order to restrict its ability to reproduce outside of a laboratory