biothreat

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noun

A threat from biological weapons.

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Meanings

nounbiothreat (plural biothreats)

plural biothreats

  1. A threat from biological weapons.

    Before a tour of the biothreat response testing laboratory on Sunday, visitors had to promise not to reveal its location.

    2009 May 4, Anemona Hartocollis, “New York’s Lab (Don’t Ask Where It Is) Readies Its Own Tests for the New Strain”, in New York Times

Origin

From bio- + threat.

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APA

biothreat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biothreat

MLA

“biothreat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biothreat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biothreat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biothreat.

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