Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biodefense

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: biode-fense
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any defensive measure taken against an attack using bacteria, viruses or toxins

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English defense English biodefense From bio- + defense.

Inflected Forms

biodefenses (plural) biodefence (alternative)

Synonyms

biological defense biological defence biodefence

Questions

What does biodefense mean?: Any defensive measure taken against an attack using bacteria, viruses or toxins
Where does biodefense come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English defense English biodefense From bio- + defense.

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