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germ warfare noun

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Definition

the use of germs (= extremely small organisms) during periods of war to cause disease among enemy soldiers or among crops in enemy countries

(Definition of germ warfare noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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