biological warfare
noun
: warfare involving the use of biological weapons
also
: warfare involving the use of herbicides
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Doing synthetic biology right Say North Korea, or a terrorist group, wants to dabble in biological warfare.
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Kelsey Piper, Vox, 10 May 2024
Theories abound regarding the depictions of various macabre doomsday scenarios and allusions to biological warfare.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
That revelation, in turn, suggested that the couple had engaged in several violations of security rules at the laboratory, portions of which are designed for work on the world’s most lethal microbes, including ones that could be used for biological warfare.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Many in China also perceive the United States as a potential biological warfare threat.
—Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2020
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Kelsey Piper, Vox, 10 May 2024
Theories abound regarding the depictions of various macabre doomsday scenarios and allusions to biological warfare.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
That revelation, in turn, suggested that the couple had engaged in several violations of security rules at the laboratory, portions of which are designed for work on the world’s most lethal microbes, including ones that could be used for biological warfare.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Many in China also perceive the United States as a potential biological warfare threat.
—Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2020
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biological warfare
noun
biological war·fare
-ˈwȯr-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r 
: warfare involving the use of biological weapons
also
: warfare involving the use of herbicides
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