Definitions for bioweapon
bioweapon

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1. bioweapon, biological weapon, bioarmnoun

   any weapon usable in biological warfare

   "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"

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1. bioweaponnoun

   any weapon designed to be used in biological warfare

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1. bioweapon

   A biological agent (also called bio-agent, biological threat agent, biological warfare agent, biological weapon, or bioweapon) is a bacterium, virus, protozoan, parasite, fungus, or toxin that can be used purposefully as a weapon in bioterrorism or biological warfare (BW). In addition to these living or replicating pathogens, toxins and biotoxins are also included among the bio-agents. More than 1,200 different kinds of potentially weaponizable bio-agents have been described and studied to date. Biological agents have the ability to adversely affect human health in a variety of ways, ranging from relatively mild allergic reactions to serious medical conditions, including serious injury, as well as serious or permanent disability or even death. Many of these organisms are ubiquitous in the natural environment where they are found in water, soil, plants, or animals. Bio-agents may be amenable to "weaponization" to render them easier to deploy or disseminate. Genetic modification may enhance their incapacitating or lethal properties, or render them impervious to conventional treatments or preventives. Since many bio-agents reproduce rapidly and require minimal resources for propagation, they are also a potential danger in a wide variety of occupational settings.The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is an international treaty banning the development, use or stockpiling of biological weapons; as of March 2021, there were 183 States Parties to the BWC. Bio-agents are, however, widely studied for both defensive and medical research purposes under various biosafety levels and within biocontainment facilities throughout the world.

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1. bioweapon

   A bioweapon, short for biological weapon, refers to any infectious agent such as a bacteria, virus, or toxin that is intentionally used to harm or kill humans, animals, or plants in warfare or other malicious activities. These weapons can be naturally occurring or artificially created, typically spread through air, water, or by insects. They are often prohibited due to their potential for mass destruction and uncontrollable effects.

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1. • Weapon Of Mass Destruction

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bioweapon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bioweapon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of bioweapon in a Sentence

1. Steven Quay:

   World Health Organization can not draw a conclusion of that magnitude without knowing the minds of the people, the difference between academic research and a bioweapon is in the minds of the person in the lab.

2. Elon Musk:

   If there’s ever sort of an apocalyptic scenario of some kind, hypothetically, you just press the Bioweapon Defense Mode Button.

3. Elon Musk:

   If there’s ever sort of an apocalyptic scenario, of some kind, hypothetically, you just press the bioweapon defense mode button, this is a real button.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioweapon
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