autocide

== English == === Etymology 1 === From auto- (“self”) +‎ -cide (“killing”). ==== Noun ==== autocide (countable and uncountable, plural autocides) (uncountable, agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males. (countable and uncountable, bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium. ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From auto- (“automobile”) +‎ -cide (“killing”). ==== Noun ==== autocide (countable and uncountable, plural autocides) An act of suicide committed by crashing an automobile. An act of killing someone with an automobile. === Etymology 3 === From auto- (“self”) +‎ -cide (“killer”). ==== Noun ==== autocide (plural autocides) (rare) One who commits suicide. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:suicidee ===== Translations ===== === References === === Anagrams === ecoaudit