autocide

Meaning

Noun

  • Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
  • A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
  • A suicidal person.
  • An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
  • An act of killing someone with an automobile.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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