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单词 -cide
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-cide


a learned borrowing from Latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in the formation of compound words: pesticide, homicide.

Origin of -cide

late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin -cīda “killer,” -cīdium “act of killing,” derivatives of caedere “to strike, beat, cut down, kill” (in compounds -cīdere )

Words nearby -cide

cicisbeo, ciclopirox olamine, ciclosporin, Cid, -cidal, -cide, Cid, El, cider, cider press, cider vinegar, ci-devant
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British Dictionary definitions for -cide

-cide

n combining form

indicating a person or thing that killsinsecticide
indicating a killing; murderhomicide

Derived forms of -cide

-cidal, adj combining form

Word Origin for -cide

from Latin -cīda (agent), -cīdium (act), from caedere to kill
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Medical definitions for -cide

-cide

suff.

Killer:bactericide.
Act of killing:suicide.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for -cide

-cide

A suffix that means “a killer of.” It is used to form the names of chemicals that kill a specified organism, such as pesticide, a chemical that kills pests.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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