bioattack

ˈbaɪoʊəˌtæk

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Definition of bioattack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

bioweapons

TECH.

attack using biological weapons to harm people or animals

TECH.

The city prepared for a potential bioattack by stocking vaccines.

bioterrorism

germ warfare

agriculture

TECH.

use of bacteria or viruses to destroy food or livestock

TECH.

Farmers feared a bioattack could devastate their crops.

bioterrorism

germ warfare

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Origin of bioattack

Greek, bios (life) + attack (attack)

Examples of bioattack in a sentence

The threat of a bioattack prompted new security measures.
A bioattack could threaten the nation's food security.
The government prepared for a potential bioattack on livestock.

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French:attaque biologique, bioattaque, ...
German:Bioangriff, ...
Italian:attacco biologico, attacco batteriologico, ...
Spanish:ataque biológico, bioataque, ...
Portuguese:ataque biológico, bioataque, ...
Chinese:生物攻击, 生物袭击, ...
Japanese:生物兵器攻撃, 生物攻撃, ...
Arabic:هُجُوم بَيُولُوجِيّ, اعتداء بيولوجي, ...
Hebrew:הַתְקָפָה בִּיוֹלוֹגִית, מִתְקָפָה בִּיוֹלוֹגִית, ...
Russian:биоатака, ...
Ukrainian:біоатака, біологічний напад, ...
Hindi:जैविक हमला, ...
Bengali:জৈব আক্রমণ, জীবাণু আক্রমণ, ...
Catalan:atac biològic, bioatac, ...
Czech:biologický útok, útok pomocí bakterií nebo virů proti úrodě či dobytku, ...
Danish:bioangreb, bioattack, ...
Dutch:bioaanval, ...
Greek:βιοεπίθεση, ...
Hungarian:biológiai támadás, ...
Khmer:ការវាយប្រហារដោយអាវុធជីវសាស្ត្រ, ការវាយប្រហារជីវសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:생물학적 공격, 생물 공격, ...
Persian:حمله بیولوژیکی, تهاجم بیولوژیکی, ...
Polish:atak biologiczny, biologiczny atak, ...
Portuguese (BR):ataque biológico, ...
Romanian:atac biologic, bioatac, ...
Swedish:biologisk attack, bioattack, ...
Thai:การโจมตีทางชีวภาพ, การโจมตีด้วยชีวภาพ, ...
Turkish:biyolojik saldırı, biyolojik tehdit, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc tấn công sinh học, ...

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