bioweapon

noun

bio·​weap·​on ˈbī-ō-ˌwe-pən How to pronounce bioweapon (audio)

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This spring, Anthropic commissioned a study in which groups of eight to 10 people without relevant scientific experience were given two days to come up with a comprehensive plan to create or acquire a custom bioweapon. Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025 This bioweapon of a virus — known both as the superflu and also by its codename, Captain Trips — is highly infectious, and in short order, the initial outbreak in Arnette, Texas has now spread to every country on Earth. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 That’s partly because of the power of AI to lead to things like lethal cyberattacks and bioweapons. John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Unlike nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, or naturally occurring bioweapons, mirror life does not yet exist. Liyam Chitayat, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bioweapon

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bioweapon was in 1962

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“Bioweapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bioweapon. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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bioweapon

noun
bio·​weap·​on ˈbī-ō-ˌwep-ən How to pronounce bioweapon (audio)
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