bioterrorism

noun

bio·​ter·​ror·​ism ˌbī-ō-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm 

-ə-ˌri-

: terrorism involving the use of biological weapons

bioterrorist

ˌbī-ō-ˈter-ər-ist 

-ə-rist

adjective or noun

Examples of bioterrorism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second level-three lab on the second floor is dedicated to tuberculosis, a disease that used to share a common space with the bioterrorism unit. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025

What do a politically motivated foodborne outbreak, an act of bioterrorism, and an emerging, highly pathogenic virus have in common? —Amita Gupta, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025

Nuclear bomb-making — like bioterrorism, financial meltdowns and network sabotage — is exactly the kind of existential AI risk Musk has long warned about. —Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024

There is also the possibility that smallpox could be used for bioterrorism. —Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bioterrorism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism

Kids Definition

bioterrorism

noun

bio·​ter·​ror·​ism -ˈter-ər-ˌiz-əm 

: terrorism involving the use of biological weapons

bioterrorist

-ər-əst 

noun

Medical Definition

bioterrorism

noun

bio·​ter·​ror·​ism -ˈter-ər-ˌiz-əm 

: terrorism involving the use of biological weapons

bioterrorist

-ər-əst 

adjective or noun