autocide

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males. uncountable
    — Generally, autocide is most effective when applied to restricted populations (islands, etc.), but can be effective on parts of continents.
  2. An act of suicide committed by crashing an automobile. countable,uncountable
    — "Autocide is becoming the second most popular method for older teens to commit suicide," she said.
  3. One who commits suicide. rare
    — For as Saint Auguſtine reaſons well againſt ſuch Autocides and ſelfe murtherers, it is rather a token of puſillanimity and lacke of courage in them, than otherwayes a marke of true reſolution to doe ſo; […]
  4. A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium. countable,uncountable
    — Five different autocides have been isolated from Myxococcus xanthus.
  5. An act of killing someone with an automobile. countable,uncountable

词形变化

autocides plural autocides plural autocides plural

词汇关系

相关词
autocidal

词源

词源 1
From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killing”).
词源 2
From auto- (“automobile”) + -cide (“killing”).
词源 3
From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killer”).
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