bioweapon

See also: bio-weapon

English

Alternative forms

• bio-weapon

Etymology

From bio- +‎ weapon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌwɛ.pən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.oʊˌwɛ.pən/

Noun

bioweapon (plural bioweapons)

1. Any weapon designed to be used in biological warfare.

Translations

weapon designed for use in biological warfare

• Arabic: سِلَاح بَيُولُوجِيّ m (silāḥ bayūlūjiyy)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: biologisch wapen n, biowapen (nl) n
• Finnish: bioase
• French: arme biologique (fr) f
• German: Biowaffe (de) f
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 生物兵器 (ja) (せいぶつへいき, seibutsu heiki)
• Polish: broń biologiczna (pl) f
• Portuguese: arma biológica f
• Russian: биологи́ческое ору́жие (ru) n (biologíčeskoje orúžije)
• Spanish: bioarma f
• Swedish: biovapen n