bioterror

noun

bio·​ter·​ror ˌbī-ō-ˈter-ər How to pronounce bioterror (audio)
-ˈte-rər
often attributive

Examples of bioterror in a Sentence

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Veterinarians in the Washington, DC region have been put on alert for any unusual illnesses in their non-human patients amid today's presidential inauguration—a nod to the significance of potential zoonotic bioterror threats. Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025 The products on the FDA list are meant to respond to infectious diseases and bioterror and nuclear threats. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024 At the richer end of the spectrum, billionaires are increasingly paranoid about threats to their health, whether from bioterror attacks, viral pandemics or old-fashioned heart failures and accidents. Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024 Nor will people who want to use A.I. to design nuclear weapons and bioterror attacks. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for bioterror 

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bioterror was in 1996

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“Bioterror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bioterror. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

bioterror

noun
bio·​ter·​ror -ˈter-ər How to pronounce bioterror (audio)
often attributive
: bioterrorism
a bioterror attack
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