bioterrorism

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.
English bio-
Proto-Indo-European *tres-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti
Proto-Italic *troseō
Latin terreō
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ōs
Proto-Italic *-ōs
Latin -or
Latin terrorlbor.
Old French terreur
Middle French terreur
French terreur
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.
Latin -ismuslbor.
French -isme
French terrorisme
English terrorism
English bioterrorism

    From bio- + terrorism.

    Noun

    bioterrorism (uncountable)

    1. Terrorism that involves biological weapons or other biological agents.
      Synonym: bioterror
      Hypernyms: terrorism, terror
      Hyponym: agroterrorism

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