suffix forming nouns meaning: 1 a person or substance that kills (regicide; insecticide). 2 the killing of (infanticide; suicide).
[ F f. L - cida (sense 1), - cidium (sense 2), caedere kill ]
suffix forming nouns meaning: 1 a person or substance that kills (regicide; insecticide). 2 the killing of (infanticide; suicide).
[ F f. L - cida (sense 1), - cidium (sense 2), caedere kill ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012