Bioconservative

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A proponent of bioconservatism.

    "Among the technologies bioconservatives frequently deride are genetic modification of both plants and animals, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, all forms of cloning and radical life extension."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by bioconservatism.

    "So what's all that got to do with transhumanism, and why do I think that transhumanists are actually more bioconservative than their opponents?"

Example

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"So what's all that got to do with transhumanism, and why do I think that transhumanists are actually more bioconservative than their opponents?"

Etymology

From bio- + conservative.

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