Definition of Germ warfare

1. Noun. The use of harmful bacteria as a weapon.


Definition of Germ warfare

1. Noun. The use of harmful microorganisms as a weapon of war. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Germ Warfare

germ cell tumour
germ cells
germ layer
germ layer theory
germ layers
germ line
germ line gene therapy
germ line transformation
germ nucleus
germ pore
germ theory
germ tube
germ tube test
germ warfare (current term)
germacrene
germain
germaine
germaines
germains
german
german measles
german measles immunization
german pancake
germanane
germanate
germanates
germanatian
germanatrane

Literary usage of Germ warfare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Within Limits: The U.S. Air Force and the Korean War by Wayne Thompson, Bernard C. Nalty (1997)
"In addition to discrediting the United States, the confessions of germ warfare provided an explanation of recent epidemics of typhus and other diseases that ..."

2. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"Its existence was therefore justified by a longstanding loophole in US policy regarding germ warfare development. This loophole, provided by Henry ..."

3. Chaparral Serendipity: Things From Under The Bushes by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"We can assuredly conclude that it was the result of germ warfare research, and the finger of guilt points to the United States. The scientists could not ..."

4. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Congressional edited by John Warner (2001)
"Of all known biological warfare agents, anthrax spores are the top choice in biological weapons for "germ warfare." Several of the countries that have or ..."

5. Anthrax Immunization Program: Hearing Before the Committee on Government by Christopher Shays (1999)
"... probably the nation's foremost expert on germ warfare who directed offensive biological programs at Ft Detrick in the 1960s, has no confidence in ..."

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