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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: bacteriology, biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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noun
An act of suicide committed by crashing an automobile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
One who commits suicide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: an hero, autocide, self-killer, self-murderer, self-slayer, suicide, suicidee, suicider, suicidist
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History
From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killing”).
From auto- (“automobile”) + -cide (“killing”).
From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killer”).
