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| bi·o·pir·a·cy [ b ō prəssee ] |
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development of biomaterials without payment: the commercial development of genetic resources such as plants with medicinal properties or genes for resistance to disease without compensating the inhabitants or government of the area where the substances or materials were originally discovered
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