HyperDic: biological_weapon

English > 1 sense of the expression biological weapon:
NOUNartifactbiological weapon, bioweapon, bioarmany weapon usable in biological warfare
English > biological weapon: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAny weapon usable in biological warfare.
Synonymsbioweapon, bioarm
NarrowerBacillus anthracis, anthrax bacillusA species of bacillus that causes anthrax / anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs)
aflatoxinA potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus
botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxinpotent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism
clostridium perfringensanaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin
staphylococcal enterotoxin B, SEBA form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare
Broaderweapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D.A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
Spanisharma biológica, bioarma, bioarm
Catalanarma biològica, bioarm

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