bioweapon
/ˈbaɪ.oʊˌwɛ.pən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.84 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any weapon designed to be used in biological warfare.
Example Sentences
- "And (Wouter) Basson (who had worked on South Africa's clandestine bioweapons program) was there, too."
- "“Hey, Rick.” “Oh, hey, kiddo. How's your Saturday?” “You know, super chill. W-W-Whatcha doin'?” “Eh, nothing adventurous. You know that race of Underground Dwelling Cannibal Horse People that we're always fighting?” “Yeah, the CHUDs. W-W-What about 'em? “Well, don't tell anybody, but I'm working on a bioweapon to use against them, so I got this barrel of horse semen from your mom's hospital and I'm just gonna, you know, subject it to some otherworldly forces.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Germanic *wēpną Proto-West Germanic *wāpn Old English wēpn Middle English wepen English weapon English bioweapon From bio- + weapon.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbaɪ.oʊˌwɛ.pən/
- British English: /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌwɛ.pən/