- biological warfare
- noun Date: 1946 warfare involving the use of biological weapons; also warfare involving the use of herbicides
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biological warfare
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biological 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… … Universalium
biological warfare — n. the deliberate use of disease spreading microorganisms, toxins, etc. in warfare … English World dictionary
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Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction … Wikipedia
biological warfare — noun the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑BW, ↑biological attack, ↑biologic attack, ↑bioattack • Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare … Useful english dictionary
biological warfare — biologinė operacija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Biologinių medžiagų naudojimas žmonėms, gyvūnams naikinti ar augalams ir medžiagoms pažeisti, arba gynyba nuo tokio naudojimo. atitikmenys: angl. biological operation; biological warfare… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
biological warfare — biologinis karas statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių atitikmenys: angl. biological warfare rus. биологическая война ryšiai: žiūrėk – biologinė operacija … Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas
biological warfare — biological war·fare wȯr .fa(ə)r, .fe(ə)r n warfare involving the use of biological weapons also warfare involving the use of herbicides … Medical dictionary
biological warfare defence — noun defense against biological warfare • Syn: ↑biological warfare defense, ↑BW defense, ↑BW defence • Hypernyms: ↑defense, ↑defence, ↑defensive measure … Useful english dictionary
biological warfare defense — noun defense against biological warfare • Syn: ↑biological warfare defence, ↑BW defense, ↑BW defence • Hypernyms: ↑defense, ↑defence, ↑defensive measure … Useful english dictionary
