germ warfare

germ war·fare

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jurm wawr-fair]
- /dʒɜrm ˈwɔrˌfɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jurm wawr-fair]
- /dʒɜrm ˈwɔrˌfɛər/

Definitions of germ warfare words

noun germ warfare biological warfare. 1
noun germ warfare use of biological weapons 1
uncountable noun germ warfare Germ warfare is the use of germs in a war in order to cause disease in enemy troops, or to destroy crops that they might use as food. 0
noun germ warfare the military use of disease-spreading bacteria against an enemy 0
noun germ warfare the deliberate contamination of enemy territory with disease germs during a war 0
noun germ warfare The use of harmful microorganisms as a weapon of war. 0

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Origin of germ warfare

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Germ warfare

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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germ warfare popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for germ warfare

noun germ warfare

biowarfare — biological warfare.

All 3 Synonyms of germ warfare