bioterrorist
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈter.ə.rɪst/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈter.ɚ.ɪst/involvingorrelatingto anattackusinglivingmatter, such asbacteria, toharmorkillpeopleforpoliticalreasons:
Untilrecently, bioterroristattackswereconsideredunlikely.
Lawenforcementauthoritiesare oftencaughtbysurprisewhen it comes to bioterroristthreats.
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bioterrorism
- Anthrax was theweaponused in therecentbioterroristattacks.
- Bioterroristweaponsareincreasinglyderivedfromanimals.
- We need to bepreparedfor a bioterroristevent.
Terrorism & political crime
- 9/11
- anti-hijacking
- anti-terrorism
- anti-terrorist
- bioterrorism
- counterterrorism
- crime against humanity
- false flag
- high treason
- hijack
- hijacking
- narcoterrorism
- sedition
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skyjacking
- terror
- terrorism
- tradecraft
- treason
bioterrorist
noun[C]
uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈter.ə.rɪst/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈter.ɚ.ɪst/someone who useslivingmatter, such asbacteria, in anattackinordertoharmorkillpeopleforpoliticalreasons:
Thebacteriacould bespreadby bioterrorists through theair.
Officials said the bioterrorist may have had asciencebackground.
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bioterrorism
- Polioviruswould be anunlikelychoicefor bioterrorists because so much of thepopulationis alreadyvaccinatedagainst it.
- It would becatastrophicif bioterroristshit.
- Bioterrorists might beableto makepathogenswhen they can'tobtainanaturalone.
Terrorism & political crime
- 9/11
- anti-hijacking
- anti-terrorism
- anti-terrorist
- bioterrorism
- counterterrorism
- crime against humanity
- false flag
- high treason
- hijack
- hijacking
- narcoterrorism
- sedition
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skyjacking
- terror
- terrorism
- tradecraft
- treason
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