0 involving or relating to an attack using living matter, such as bacteria, to harm or kill people for political reasons:
Until recently, bioterrorist attacks were considered unlikely.
Law enforcement authorities are often caught by surprise when it comes to bioterrorist threats.
1 someone who uses living matter, such as bacteria, in an attack in order to harm or kill people for political reasons:
The bacteria could be spread by bioterrorists through the air.
Officials said the bioterrorist may have had a science background.
Anthrax was the weapon used in the recent bioterrorist attacks.
Bioterrorist weapons are increasingly derived from animals.
Polio virus would be an unlikely choice for bioterrorists because so much of the population is already vaccinated against it.
It would be catastrophic if bioterrorists hit.
Bioterrorists might be able to make pathogens when they can't obtain a natural one.
