Bioweapon
/ˈbaɪ.oʊˌwɛ.pən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
- 2 any weapon usable in biological warfare wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The bioweapon is still at the camp."
Etymology
From bio- + weapon.