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Biological weapon Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix bio-

Biological weapon has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any weapon usable in biological warfare

"they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"

2

A biological pathogen or toxin designed or used for warfare.

See Also
pathogen biological weapons toxin bioterrorist biothreat weapon of mass destruction warfare
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
weapon of mass destruction
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Bacillus anthracis clostridium perfringens aflatoxin botulin staphylococcal enterotoxin B
Rhyming Words
pon upon capon ripon cupon yopon jupon sapon yapon ippon sepon nippon tarpon leopon pompon weapon poupon leipon crepon coupon
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