biocolonization
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bio- + colonization.
Noun
[edit]biocolonization (uncountable)
- (medicine, sciences) Colonization (typically of a surface) by biological organisms.
- 2018, Maria Koui, Fulvio Zezza, Dimitrios Kouis, 10th International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin: Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards and Sustainable Preservation, Springer, →ISBN, page 183:
- The shorter interval is likely because biocolonization becomes disfiguring more quickly once it has been established. The rate of recolonization may also have increased because horizontal surfaces of capstones were not cleaned […]
- (social sciences) Colonization (and taking control) of populations or states by taking control of their agricultural resources and making them reliant on the colonizer's (bio)medical or agricultural (especially genetically-modified) supplies.
- 2016, Salah E. O. Mahgoub, Genetically Modified Foods: Basics, Applications, and Controversy, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 276:
- The term "biocolonization" is used to describe the combined control of genetic and agricultural resources by a few multinational firms, which holds a powerful weapon for the invasion of cultures. Biocolonization is regarded as a real threat facing large sectors worldwide, particularly when it affects human food.