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]
-CIDE
Meaning of -CIDE in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012