bioweapon

noun
/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌwɛ.pən/UK/ˈbaɪ.oʊˌwɛ.pən/US

Etymology

From bio- + weapon.

  1. derived from *wēbnom
  2. inherited from *wēpną
  3. inherited from *wāpn
  4. inherited from wǣpn
  5. inherited from wepen
  6. prefixed as bioweapon — “bio- + weapon

Definitions

  1. Any weapon designed to be used in biological warfare.

    • And (Wouter) Basson (who had worked on South Africa's clandestine bioweapons program) was there, too.

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