Words for killing
| 'cide | Definition |
| aborticide | killing of a fetus; abortion |
| acaricide | killer of mites and ticks |
| algicide | killer of algae |
| amicicide | murder of a friend |
| aphicide | killer of aphids |
| aphidicide | killer of aphids |
| avicide | killing of birds |
| bacillicide | killer of berries |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| miticide | agent which kills mites |
| molluscicide | killing of mollusks |
| muscicide | substance for killing flies |
| ovicide | sheep-killing |
| ovicide | killing insect eggs |
| 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 parent or 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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