bio-terrorism

bi·o-ter·ror·ism

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Definitions of bio-terrorism word

noun bio-terrorism the use of living organisms and their toxic products to kill or incapacitate, esp as a political weapon 3
noun bio-terrorism terrorist acts involving the use of harmful agents and products of biological origin, as disease-producing microorganisms or toxins. 1

before 1980

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1980-85; bio- + terrorism

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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