autocide
English
Etymology 1
auto- + -cide
Noun
autocide (plural autocides)
- (agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
- 1975, Dennis S. Hill, Agricultural Insect Pests of the Tropics and Their Control, 2nd ed. edition, →ISBN, page 22:
- Generally, autocide is most effective when applied to restricted populations (islands, etc.), but can be effective on parts of continents.
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- (bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
- 2001, “Myxococcales”, in David R. Boone et al., editors, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, →ISBN, page 1065:
- Five different autocides have been isolated from Myxococcus xanthus.
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- (obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
Etymology 2
auto + -cide; see auto (“automobile”).
Noun
autocide (plural autocides)
- An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
- 1993, December 13, Northbridge Educators Alerted to Depression Among Students:
- "Autocide is becoming the second most popular method for older teens to commit suicide," she said.
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- An act of killing someone with an automobile.
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