biological weapons
11Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction …
12biological weapon — Introduction also called germ weapon any of a number of disease producing agents such as bacteria, viruses (virus), rickettsiae (rickettsia), fungi (fungus), toxins (toxin), or other biological agents that may be utilized as weapons… …
13biological warfare — warfare that makes use of bacteria, viruses, toxins, etc., to disable or destroy people, domestic animals, and food crops. Abbr.: B.W. Also called biowarfare, germ warfare. [1945 50] * * * or germ warfare Military use of disease producing or… …
14biological — bi|o|lo|gi|cal [ˌbaıəˈlɔdʒıkəl US ˈla: ] adj 1.) relating to the natural processes performed by living things ▪ the biological functions of the body ▪ Depression is both biological and psychological. 2.) biological weapons/warfare/attack etc… …
15biological — [[t]ba͟ɪ͟əlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Biological is used to describe processes and states that occur in the bodies and cells of living things. The living organisms somehow concentrated the minerals by biological processes... This is a… …
16Weapons of Mass Destruction — (WMDs) The Russian Federation possesses the world’s largest stockpiles of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Its nuclear arsenal includes thousands of strategic and tactical weapons, and, reportedly, a number of “suitcase” nuclear… …
17Weapons of Star Trek — The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons.Energy weaponsDisruptorsDisruptors are employed by the Romulan Star Empire, Klingon Empire, Breen, Cardassian Union, and Orions in their personal and military small arms as… …
18biological weapon — noun any weapon usable in biological warfare they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑bioweapon, ↑bioarm • Hypernyms: ↑weapon of mass destruction, ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D …
19weapons of mass destruction — UK / US noun [plural] weapons that can cause great damage to very large areas, including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons. They are often simply referred to as WMD …
20biological weapon — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms biological weapon : singular biological weapon plural biological weapons harmful bacteria that are used as a weapon in war …
