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biological warfare

bi·o·log·i·cal war·fare
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-uh-loj-i-kuh l or bahy-uh-loj-ik wawr-fair]
    • /ˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl or ˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪk ˈwɔrˌfɛər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-uh-loj-i-kuh l or bahy-uh-loj-ik wawr-fair]
    • /ˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl or ˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪk ˈwɔrˌfɛər/

Definitions of biological warfare words

  • noun biological warfare the use of living organisms or their toxic products to induce death or incapacity in humans and animals and damage to plant crops, etc 3
  • noun biological warfare the deliberate use of disease-spreading microorganisms, toxins, etc. in warfare 3
  • noun biological warfare warfare that makes use of bacteria, viruses, toxins, etc., to disable or destroy people, domestic animals, and food crops. Abbreviation: B.W. 1
  • noun biological warfare war using germs as weapons 1
  • noun biological warfare The use of any harmful organism (such as a bacterium or virus) as a weapon of war. 0
See all 5 definitions of biological warfare

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Origin of biological warfare

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Biological warfare

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Biological warfare

biological warfare popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for biological warfare

noun biological warfare

All 2 Synonyms of biological warfare

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