bioweapon

noun

bio·​weap·​on ˈbī-ō-ˌwe-pən 

: biological weapon

Examples of bioweapon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Within that dataset are things we as a society do not want to be easily accessible to every user, such as detailed information on how to create bioweapons or nuclear arms, or otherwise bring harm to oneself or others. — IEEE Spectrum, 14 July 2026

Part of the reason is that bioweapons are often very difficult to detect and identify. — David Szondy june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026

These essentially prevented users from entering prompts about certain topics, like cybersecurity needed to develop advanced hacking techniques and biology needed to develop bioweapons. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026

Anthropic fears that powerful AI models like Mythos could allow bad actors to use AI systems to commit crimes, from launching crippling cyberattacks against critical infrastructure to designing bioweapons that could kill masses of people. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 11 June 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