biodefencenoun [ U ]
US biodefense uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.dɪˈfens/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.dɪˈfens/the development and use of equipment and systems that protect against bioterrorism (= violent action using living matter, such as bacteria, to harm or kill people for political reasons):
They have a store of biodefence drugs and vaccines that can be flown anywhere in the nation within twelve hours.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Defending and protecting
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- cherish
- coddle
- featherbed
- guard
- kill
- mother
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective
- patrol
- proof
- proof
- protect
- protective
- ring-fence
- rustproof
- wrap
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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