autocide
autocide · autocides
Control of a pest through propagation of sterile malesControl of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(countable, uncountable)A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(countable, uncountable)An act of suicide committed by crashing an automobile.
(countable, uncountable)An act of killing someone with an automobile.
(rare)One who commits suicide.
Origin
From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killing”). From auto- (“automobile”) + -cide (“killing”).From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killing”).
From auto- (“automobile”) + -cide (“killing”).
From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killer”).
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Forms
plural: autocidesSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedautocidal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable