proliferators
Those who spread
Proliferators are those who cause something to spread or increase rapidly.
The term appears most often in discussions of nuclear weapons: The treaty aims to punish nuclear proliferators.
More broadly, anyone who spreads something abundantly—ideas, products, content—can be called a proliferator, though this usage is less common.
Those who spread information
- propagatorsSpreaders of ideas
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- multipliersValues that scale others
- transmittersDevices that send signals
amplifiers · vectors · carriers · broadcasters · circulators · promoters · enablers · facilitators
Disease-causing microorganisms
- bioweaponsWeaponized pathogens or toxins
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- contagionDisease spread by contact
vectors · laboratories · biosecurity · outbreak · toxins · agents · disseminators · aerosol
Tools for fighting
- warheadsExplosive missile components
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- centrifugesSpinning separation devices
plutonium · reactors · sanctions · treaties · IAEA · inspections · smuggling · deterrence
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- oncogenesCancer-causing genetic sequences
hyperplasia · neoplasia · mitosis · division · uncontrolled · mutations · carcinogenesis · replication
disseminators
Those who spread information
- propagatorsSpreaders of ideas
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- multipliersValues that scale others
transmitters · amplifiers · vectors · carriers · broadcasters · circulators · promoters · enablers · facilitators · agents
pathogens
Disease-causing microorganisms
- bioweaponsWeaponized pathogens or toxins
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
contagion · vectors · laboratories · biosecurity · outbreak · toxins · agents · disseminators · aerosol · contamination
weapons
Tools for fighting
- warheadsExplosive missile components
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- uraniumElement ninety-two
centrifuges · plutonium · reactors · sanctions · treaties · IAEA · inspections · smuggling · deterrence · yellowcake
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
oncogenes · hyperplasia · neoplasia · mitosis · division · uncontrolled · mutations · carcinogenesis · replication · angiogenesis
proliferatorscontainers
Objects for holding things
limiters · restrictors · suppressors · constrainers · controllers
proliferatorsreducers
Agents that decrease
diminishers · eliminators · destroyers · eradicators · cutters