bioagent

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bio- +‎ agent

Noun[edit]

bioagent (plural bioagents)

  1. A biological agent.
    • 2009 March 29, Olivia Ward, “The shadowy world of bioweapons”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      After South Africa's apartheid regime ended, evidence came out that (there was) a secret program that developed bioagents for assassination ...