bioterror

noun

bio·​ter·​ror ˌbī-ō-ˈter-ər How to pronounce bioterror (audio)
-ˈte-rər
often attributive

Examples of bioterror in a Sentence

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The products on the FDA list are meant to respond to infectious diseases and bioterror and nuclear threats. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024 At the richer end of the spectrum, billionaires are increasingly paranoid about threats to their health, whether from bioterror attacks, viral pandemics or old-fashioned heart failures and accidents. Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024 Nor will people who want to use A.I. to design nuclear weapons and bioterror attacks. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 July 2023 In the years before its leadership left the country, the group took over thousands of acres of land, attempted to infiltrate local government, and perpetrated the largest bioterror attack in US history. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 25 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for bioterror 

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bioterror was in 1996

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“Bioterror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bioterror. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

bioterror

noun
bio·​ter·​ror -ˈter-ər How to pronounce bioterror (audio)
often attributive
: bioterrorism
a bioterror attack
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