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safety vs biosafety

biosafety vs safety

safety and biosafety both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
safety Yes No No No
biosafety Yes No No No
As nouns, biosafety is a hyponym of safety; that is, biosafety is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than safety:
  • safety: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
  • biosafety: safety from exposure to infectious agents
Other hyponyms of safety include risklessness, impregnability, invulnerability, salvation, security.
safety (noun) biosafety (noun)
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely safety from exposure to infectious agents
a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
a safe place
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
Difference between safety and biosafety

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