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biopiracy
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bi·o·pi·ra·cy  (b-pr-s)
n.
The commercial development of naturally occurring biological materials, such as plant substances or genetic cell lines, by a technologically advanced country or organization without fair compensation to the peoples or nations in whose territory the materials were originally discovered.
bio·pirate (b-prt) n.
biopiracy [ˈbaɪəʊˌpaɪrəsɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) the use of wild plants by international companies to develop medicines, without recompensing the countries from which they are taken
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.biopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
Translations
biopiracy [ˌbaɪəˈpaɪərəsɪ] N → biopiratería f


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