bioweapon

noun

bio·​weap·​on ˈbī-ō-ˌwe-pən How to pronounce bioweapon (audio)

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The bioweapon causes a chain reaction, demolishing planets and wiping out an entire quadrant in space. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 Recent models have demonstrated capabilities that could accelerate bioweapons development, according to developers themselves. Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025 In the hearing, Democratic Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado also brought up Kennedy’s unsubstantiated past statement that Lyme disease was a bioweapon. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2025 Their mission, should Georgiou choose to accept it: Track down bioweapon designer Dada Noe and keep him from selling his destructive new super weapon to the Minosian high council. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bioweapon

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bioweapon was in 1962

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“Bioweapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bioweapon. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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bioweapon

noun
bio·​weap·​on ˈbī-ō-ˌwep-ən How to pronounce bioweapon (audio)
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