autocide
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editautocide (countable and uncountable, plural autocides)
- (agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
- (bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
- (obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editauto + -cide; see auto (“automobile”).
Noun
editautocide (countable and uncountable, plural autocides)
- An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
- 1993 December 13, “Northbridge Educators Alerted to Depression Among Students”, in Worcester Telegram Gazette[1]:
- "Autocide is becoming the second most popular method for older teens to commit suicide," she said.
- An act of killing someone with an automobile.