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The English suffix -cide denotes an act related to killing. From Latin caedere "to cut, kill, hack (at), strike". In its wider meaning, it may also signify the destruction or dismantling of an object or concept. When attached to a word indicating an animal or plant considered to be pestilent, the combined word is frequently used to indicate a substance used to eliminate the pest in question. E.g. Pesticide, insecticide and herbicide.

Contents:	Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Acaricide: The killing of mites and ticks.
• Algicide: The killing of algae.
• Avicide: The killing of birds.

[edit] B

• Bactericide: The killing of bacteria.
• Biocide: The killing of living material.
• Barbicide : A chemical compound used by barbers to disinfect combs, brushes, etc.

[edit] D

• Deicide: Either the killing of a god or divine entity, or destruction or dismantlement of either the general concept of such beings, or a concept regarding a specific being, e.g. through critical thought.
• Democide: An act of killing perpetrated by a government.

[edit] E

• Ecocide: The killing (i.e. destruction or dismantlement) of the environment.
• Ethnocide: The killing of an ethnic group.

[edit] F

• Femicide: The killing of a woman.
• Feticide/Foeticide: The killing of a fetus.
• Filicide: The killing of one's own child.
• Fratricide: killing of one's brother (Also used to designate Friendly fire).
• Fungicide: The killing of fungus.

[edit] G

• Genocide: The killing of a race or ethnic group.
• Germicide: The killing of germs.
• Gynaecide, gynecide: The killing of women.

[edit] H

• Herbicide: The killing of plants.
• Homicide: The killing of another human being.
• Homocide: The killing of homosexuals.

[edit] I

• Infanticide: The killing of infants.
• Insecticide: The killing of insects.

[edit] L

• Larvicide: The killing of larvae.
• Linguicide: The killing (i.e. dismantling or banishment) of a language.

[edit] M

• Mariticide: The killing or killer of one's spouse, generally in reference to the killing of one's husband.
• Matricide: The killing of one's mother.
• Molluscicide: The killing of mollusks.

[edit] P

• Parasuicide: A harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide
• Parenticide: The killing one's parents
• Parricide: The killing of parents or close relatives.
• Patricide: The killing of one's father.
• Pesticide: The killing of pestilent species.
• Politicide: The killing of political entities, whether single persons or entire nations.
• Prolicide: The killing of offspring, whether they be already born or still at a fetal stage.

[edit] R

• Regicide: killing of a monarch
• Rodenticide: killing of rodents or a substance which performs this function

[edit] S

• Senicide: The killing of people of old age.
• Sororicide: The killing of one's own sister
• Spermicide: The killing of sperm.
• Suicide: The killing of oneself.

[edit] T

• Taeniacide: The killing of tapeworms (e.g. a substance used to kill tapeworms).
• Terracide: The killing of the Earth.
• Trypanocide: The killing of trypanosomes (e.g. a substance used to kill trypanosomes)
• Tyrannicide: The killing of tyrants.

[edit] U

• Uxoricide: The killing of one's own wife.

[edit] V

• Vespacide: The killing of wasps (e.g. a substance used to kill wasps)
• Viricide: The killing (or destruction) of viruses.

[edit] X-Z

• Xenocide: The killing (i.e. a genocide) of an entire sentient species.