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-cide
- a learned borrowing from Latin meaning 鈥渒颈濒濒别谤,鈥 鈥渁ct of killing,鈥 used in the formation of compound words:
pesticide, homicide.
-cide
combining form
- indicating a person or thing that kills
insecticide
- indicating a killing; murder
homicide
鈥揷颈诲别
- A suffix that means 鈥渁 killer of.鈥 It is used to form the names of chemicals that kill a specified organism, such as pesticide, a chemical that kills pests.
Derived Forms
- -cidal, combining_form:in_adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of -cide1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of -cide1
Example Sentences
鈥淢exico鈥檚 most important election is taking place on Nov. 5,鈥 said Carlos A. P茅rez Ricart, a professor at Mexican public research center CIDE, referring to the U.S. presidential election.
Professional gardeners and certified applicators who work in agriculture are at an advantage with chemicals, though, knowing which 鈥渃ide鈥 is the right one and when and where exactly to apply them.
The stable gained attention because its members would attend Funny Cide鈥檚 races by traveling in a school bus to the track where he was running.
LEXINGTON, Ky. 鈥 Funny Cide, the 鈥淕utsy Gelding鈥 who became a fan favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, has died from complications of colic.
Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington farm where Funny Cide lived for his final 15 years, confirmed the thoroughbred died Sunday, as did Sackatoga Stable, the group of 10 friends from a small town in upstate New York who owned the gelding.
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