biopiracy

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ piracy

Noun

biopiracy (uncountable)

(derogatory) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances

Translations

appropriation of biomedical knowledge

Finnish: biopiratismi

Portuguese: biopirataria f

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