Meanings
bw1
nounbw (uncountable)
- abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of bodyweight.
Pigs and calves: 200 mg per 15 kg bw
2005, Tarek A. Kassim, Environmental Impact Assessment of Recycled Wastes on Surface and Ground Waters - abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of birth weight.
BW2
nounBW (countable and uncountable, plural BWs)
plural BWs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of bench warrant.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of black woman.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of biological warfare.
They believe that the AIDS virus, rather than being a product of U.S. BW research, was engineered by Soviet-instigated cancer research experiments and then spread with Soviet complicity to attack the U.S. population.
1987 May 9, Kim Westheimer, “NY Heats Up for AIDS Demos”, in Gay Community News, page 7
proper noun
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Baden-Württemberg, a federal state of Germany.
- abbreviationinitialismslanglifestyleInitialism of Pokémon Black and White.
interjection
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of best wishes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
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