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germ warfare Definition

germ warfare

noun

the deliberate contamination of enemy territory with disease germs during a war

germ warfare Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: If we find some really good bacteria then we can use germ warfare to help prevent these diseases.

Modifies a noun

  • experiment: They are used in chemical, biological and germ warfare experiments.
  • weapon: Iraq has said it once had a program to develop germ warfare weapons, but says that all stocks have been destroyed.