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SEB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare
Synonyms:
SEB; staphylococcal enterotoxin B
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Hypernyms ("SEB" is a kind of...):
bioarm; biological weapon; bioweapon (any weapon usable in biological warfare)
staphylococcal enterotoxin (a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning)