English Explanatory Dictionary

autocide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
  2. A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
noun
  1. An act of suicide committed by crashing an automobile.
  2. An act of killing someone with an automobile.
noun
  1. One who commits suicide.

Word forms

autocide autocides

Etymology

From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killing”).

Synonyms

an hero autocide self-killer self-murderer self-slayer suicide suicidee suicider suicidist

Related words

autocidal
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