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CBW

American  
  1. chemical and biological warfare.


CBW British  

abbreviation

  1. chemical or biological weapon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His interest in CBW began during the final year of his chemistry degree at the University of Oxford, UK.

From Nature • May 20, 2020

Part of Robinson’s influence lay in identifying and seeking to close loopholes through which suppressed CBW technology might develop.

From Nature • May 20, 2020

“As the CBW Act lays out, the president needs to choose three out of a menu of six potential options,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2018

Out of the crackling ether came the announcers on CBW 990 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, complaining about snow drifts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2018

Several of the Army's six major CBW installations have almost pastoral settings where game abounds and Boy Scouts come to camp and hike.

From Time Magazine Archive

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