Murder and Killing

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. aborticide
    a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
  2. acaricide
    a chemical agent used to kill mites
  3. bacteriacide
    any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
  4. bactericide
    any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
  5. feticide
    the act of destroying a fetus
  6. filicide
    the murder of your own son or daughter
  7. fratricide
    the murder of your sibling
  8. fungicide
    any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
  9. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  10. germicide
    an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
  11. herbicide
    a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits growth
  12. homicide
    the killing of a human being by another human being
  13. infanticide
    murdering an infant
  14. insecticide
    a chemical used to kill bugs
  15. larvacide
    an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects
  16. mariticide
    the murder of a husband by his wife
  17. matricide
    the murder of one's own mother
  18. parricide
    the murder of your own father or mother
  19. patricide
    the murder of your father
  20. pediculicide
    a chemical agent that kills lice
  21. pesticide
    a chemical used to kill destructive insects or animals
  22. regicide
    the act of killing a king
  23. scabicide
    a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
  24. silicide
    any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
  25. spermatocide
    a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
  26. spermicide
    a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
  27. suicide
    the act of killing yourself
  28. tyrannicide
    killing a tyrant
  29. uxoricide
    the murder of a wife by her husband
  30. vermicide
    an agent that kills worms
  31. virucide
    an agent that inactivates or destroys viruses
Created on Thu Feb 14 12:31:31 EST 2013 (updated Fri Feb 15 00:32:42 EST 2013)

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