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bioweapon

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bioweapon [ˈbaɪəʊˌwɛpən]
n
(Military) a living organism or a toxic product manufactured from it, used to kill or incapacitate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bioweapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
anthrax bacillus, Bacillus anthracis - a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
clostridium perfringens - anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
aflatoxin - a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin - potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
SEB, staphylococcal enterotoxin B - a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare
Translations
bioweapon [ˈbaɪəʊˌwepən] Narma f biológica
bioweapon bio-weapon [ˈbaɪəʊwɛpən] narme f biologique
bioweapon
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It featured reptiles smuggled onto an airplane as an unusual bioweapon of mass destruction.
Each essay receives a brief introduction, a summary of main points, and an overview of the issue, whether it be military defenses of bioweapons, experiments of nations considering bioweaponry, or a review of different types of such weapons.
Still other scientists are using data from the human genome project to protect us against bioweapons.
 
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