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Definisjon av biological weapon

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Noun
biological weapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
bioweapon, bioarm
w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, wmd a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
anthrax bacillus, bacillus anthracis a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
clostridium perfringens anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
aflatoxin a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
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biological weapon - A biological pathogen or toxin designed or used for warfare.

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  • biological weapon
    Living organisms (or infective material derived from them) which are intended to cause disease or death in animals, plants, or man, and which depend for their effects on their ability to multiply in the person, animal or plant attacked. Various living organisms (for example, rickettsiae, viruses and fungi), as well as bacteria, can be used as weapons.

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