单词 | biological warfare |
释义 | biological warfareSEE SYNONYMS FOR biological warfare ON THESAURUS.COM nounwarfare that makes use of bacteria, viruses, toxins, etc., to disable or destroy people, domestic animals, and food crops. Abbreviation: B.W. Also called biowarfare, germ warfare. Origin of biological warfareFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby biological warfarebiological response modifier, biological rhythm, biological shield, biological value, biological vector, biological warfare, biologic assay, biologic evolution, biologics, biologism, biologist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for biological warfarebiological warfare nounthe use of living organisms or their toxic products to induce death or incapacity in humans and animals and damage to plant crops, etcAbbreviation: BW Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for biological warfarebiological warfare The use of biological agents as weapons in warfare. Also called germ warfare. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for biological warfarebiological warfare n.The use of disease-producing microorganisms, toxic biological products, or organic biocides to cause death or injury to humans, animals, or plants. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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