Friday, 21 August 2015

CIDE

Episcopicide - The act of killing a bishop .
Mariticide - The murder of a husband by his wife .
Sorocide - The killing of one's own sister .
Tomecide - The act of murdering or destroying a book .
Uxoricide - The murder of a wife by her husband .
Vaticide - The murder of a prophet

    Words for the killing of one's relations
Filicide, prolicide     killing of one's offspring
Fratricide      killing of one's brother or sister
Mariticide      killing of one's husband
Matricide       killing of one's mother
Parenticide     killing of one's parent(s)
Parricide       killing of a parent or other close relative
Patricide       killing of one's father
Sororicide      killing of one's sister
Suicide         killing of oneself
Uxoricide       killing of one's wife
  
   Words for the killing of other people (Murder)
Amicicide       killing of a friend
Brahminicide,Brahmanicide       killing of a Brahmin
Christicide     killing of Christ
Episcopicide    killing of a bishop
Femicide, gynaecide     killing of a woman
Feticide, foeticide     killing of a fetus
Hereticide      killing of a heretic
Homicide        killing of any human being
Hospiticide     killing of a guest or a host
Hosticide       killing of an enemy
Infanticide     killing of an infant
Modernicide     killing of a modernist
Neonaticide     killing of an infant in the first 24 hour of life
Philosophicide  killing of a philosopher
Prenticecide    killing of an apprentice
Regicide        killing of a king
Senicide        killing off of old men
Tyrannicide     killing of a tyrant
Vaticide        killing of a prophet


    Words for the killing of animals
Apricide        killing of boars
Avicide,birdicide       killing of birds
Bovicide        killing of oxen
Canicide        killing of dogs
Cervicide       killing of deer
Ceticide        killing of whales
Elephanticide   killing of elephants
Felicide        killing of cats
Gallicide       killing of fowls
Gallinicide     killing of poultry
Girudicide      killing of leeches
Lupicide        killing of wolves
macropicide     killing of kangaroos
molluscicide    killing of snails/molluscs
muricide        killing of shellfish
ovicide killing of sheep
perdricide      killing of partridges and peafowls
piscicide       killing of fish
raticide        killing of rats and mice
rodenticide     killing of rodents
serpenticide    killing of snakes
siblicide       killing of siblings in animal groups
talpicide       killing of shrews
tauricide       killing of bulls
ursicide        killing of bears
vaccicide       killing of cattle
vermicide       killing of worms
verminicide     killing of vermin
vulpicide       killing of foxes

      Words for the killing of insects
acaricide, miticide     killing of mites
adulticide      killing of adult insects
anophelicide,mosquitocide       killing of mosquitos
aphidicide, aphicide    killing of aphids
apicide killing of bees
arachnidicide   killing of spiders or scorpions
blatticide      killing of cockroaches
cimicide        killing of bedbugs
culicide        killing of gnats or mosquitos
formicide       killing of ants
insecticide     killing of insects
larvicide       killing of insect larvae
lousicide, pediculicide killing of lice
muscicide       killing of flies
pesticide       killing of pests
pulicide, pulicicide    killing of fleas
tickicide       killing of ticks

      Words for medicines & drugs for killing
amebacide, amebicide, amoebicide        killing of amoebas
anthracocide                            killing of anthrax
ascaricide, filaricide, lumbricide      killing of roundworms
bacillicide                             killing of bacilli
bactericide, bacteriacide, bacteriocide killing of bacteria
cytocide                                killing of cells
fasciolicide                            killing of liver flukes
febricide                               killing of (reducing) fever
gametocide, plasmodicide, schiconticide killing of malarial parasites
germicide                               killing of germs
globulicide                             killing of blood corpuscles
helminthicide, vermicide                killing of intestinal worms
microbicide                             killing of microbes
nematocide, nematicide, nemacide        killing of nematode worms
oxyuricide                              killing of oxyuris worms (pinworms)
parasiticide                            killing of parasites
protozoacide                            killing of protozoans
sarcopticide                            killing of itch mites
scabicide, scabieticide                 killing of scabies
schistosomacide, schistosomicide        killing of blood flukes
spermicide, spermatocide, spermatozoicide       killing of sperm
spirillicide    killing of spirilla bacilli
spirocheticide, spirochaeticide killing of spirochetes bacilli
sporozoiticide  killing of sporozoites
staphylocide    killing of staphylococcus bacilli
streptococcicide        killing of streptococci bacteria
taenicide, taeniacide, teniacide, tenicide      killing of tapeworms
treponemicide   killing of parasitic bacteria
trichomonacide  killing of diarrhea-causing parasites
trypanocide, trypanosomacide    killing of sleeping sickness infection
toxicide        killing of (eradicating) toxins
tuberculocide   killing of tuberculosis bacilli
tumoricide      killing of cancerous cells
viricide, virucide, viruscide   killing of viruses


Words for killing plant life
algaecide, algicide     killing of algae
floricide       killing of flowers
fungicide       killing of fungi
herbicide, phytocide    killing of plants
sporicide       killing of fungal spores
weedicide       killing of weeds


Words for miscellaneous killing & destruction
autocide        killing someone with a motor vehicle
biocide destruction of living organisms
deicide killing of a god
facticide       killing of facts (distorting the truth)
famicide        destruction of someone's reputation
fideicide       destruction of a faith
giganticide     killing of a giant
legicide        destruction of laws
liberticide     destruction of liberty
logocide, verbicide     destruction of the meaning of words
menticide       destruction of the mind (brainwashing)
monstricide     killing of a monster
ovicide killing of eggs
parasuicide     mimicking of the act of suicide; deliberate self harm
suitorcide      killing of a suitor's chances with a potential mate
tomecide        destruction of books
urbicide        destruction of a city
utricide        stabbing of an inflated skin vessel in place of killing someone

  Words for mass killing & destruction
ecocide destruction of the entire natural environment
ethnocide       destruction of an entire culture
genocide        destruction of an entire national, ethnic or religious group
mundicide       destruction of the entire world
onmicide        destruction of all living things
populicide      killing of all people
speciocide      destruction of an entire species
aborticide      killing of a fetus; abortion
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algicide        killer of algae
amicicide       murder of a friend
aphicide        killer of aphids
aphidicide      killer of aphids
avicide         killing of birds
bacillicide     killer of bacteria
bactericide     killer of bacteria
biocide         killing living material
bovicide        slaughter of cattle; one who kills cattle
ceticide        killing of whales and other cetaceans
cimicide        substance used to kill bed-bugs
deicide         destruction or killing of a god
ecocide         destruction of the environment
episcopicide    killing of bishops
famicide        one who destroys another's reputation; slanderer
felicide        killing of a cat
femicide        killing of a woman
feticide        killing of a fetus
filicide        killing of one's own child
floricide       killing or killer of flowers
foeticide       killing a fetus
formicide       substance that kills ants
fratricide      killing of one's brother
fungicide       killing of fungus
genocide        killing of a race or ethnic group
germicide       substance that kills germs
giganticide     killing of a giant
gynaecide       killing of women
herbicide       killing of plants
hereticide      killing of heretics
homicide        killing of a human being
infanticide     killing of an infant
insecticide     killing of insects
larvicide       killing of larvae
liberticide     destruction of liberty
lupicide        killing of a wolf
mariticide      killing or killer of one's husband
matricide       killing of one's mother
menticide       reduction of mind by psychological pressure
microbicide     killing or killer of microbes
miticide        agent which kills mites
molluscicide    killing of mollusks
muscicide       substance for killing flies
neonaticide     killing or killer of a newborn infant
ovicide         killing insect eggs
ovicide         sheep-killing
parasiticide    killing of parasites
parasuicide     harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide
parenticide     killing or killer of one's parents
parricide       killing of parents or a parent-like close relative
patricide       killing of one's father
perdricide      killer of partridges
pesticide       killing of pests
prolicide       killing of offspring; killing of the human race
pulicide        flea-killer
raticide        substance or person who kills rats
regicide        killing of a monarch
rodenticide     killing of rodents
senicide        killing of old men
serpenticide    killing or killer of a snake
siblicide       killing or killer of a sibling
silvicide       substance that kills trees
sororicide      killing of one's own sister
speciocide      destruction of an entire species
spermicide      killing of sperm
sporicide       killing of spores
suicide         killing of oneself
taeniacide      killing of tapeworms
tauricide       killing or killer of a bull
trypanocide     killing of trypanosomes
tyrannicide     killing or killer of a tyrant
urbicide        destruction of a city
ursicide        killing or killer of a bear
utricide        one who stabs an inflated skin vessel instead of killing someone
uxoricide       killing of one's own wife
vaticide        killing or killer of a prophet
verbicide       destroying the meaning of a word
vermicide       killing of worms
vespacide       substance or person who kills wasps
viricide        killing of viruses; killing of men or of husbands
virucide        killing of viruses
vulpicide       killing of a fox
weedicide       something that kills weeds

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