bioweapon

noun

bio·​weap·​on ˈbī-ō-ˌwe-pən 

: biological weapon

Examples of bioweapon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is especially true if the risks are actually existential ones, such as engineering a bioweapon. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Anthropic feared that these researchers were covertly using Claude to create bioweapons. — Kate Rooney,isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Beyond bioweapons, Russia spies Anthropic also uncovered a Russian espionage operation that used Claude to automate much of its cyber campaign. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

The brave new world of synthetic biology, in other words, is radically democratizing and dispersing access to the tools used to make bioweapons. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bioweapon

• weapon

Medical Definition

bioweapon

noun

bio·​weap·​on ˈbī-ō-ˌwep-ən 

: biological weapon