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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

position, status go
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

rank go
relative status

grade, level, tier go
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

biosafety level
the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents

noun.state

4 Subcategories

biosafety level 1 go
exposure only to infectious agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease
biosafety level 2 go
exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited
biosafety level 3 go
exposure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection
biosafety level 4 go
exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy