ECOCIDE


Meaning of ECOCIDE in English

— ecocidal , adj.

/ek"euh suyd', ee"keuh-/ , n.

the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.

[ 1965-70, Amer.; ECO- + -CIDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .