-cide
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++-cide /saɪd/ suffix [in nouns] x-refanother form of the suffix -icide 后缀-icide的另一种形式 genocide (=killing a whole race of people) 种族屠杀 —-cidal [in adjectives] —-cidally [in adverbs]
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-cide• suicide-cide suffixChinese
another Corpus suffix -icide form of the
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-cide
-cide /saɪd/
suffix [in nouns]
another form of the suffix -icide:
genocide (=killing a whole race of people)
—-cidal [in adjectives]
—-cidally [in adverbs]
-icide /ɪsaɪd/
suffix (also -cide) [in nouns]
insecticide (=chemical substance for killing insects)
suicide (=the act of killing yourself)
—-icidal /ɪsaɪdl/ suffix [in adjectives]
—-icidally /ɪsaɪdl-i/ suffix [in adverbs]
| I |
suffix [in nouns]another form of the suffix -icide:
—-cidal [in adjectives]
—-cidally [in adverbs]
| II |
suffix (also -cide) [in nouns] Origin: -cide
someone or something that kills a particular person or thing, or the act of killing:
—-icidal /ɪsaɪdl/ suffix [in adjectives]
—-icidally /ɪsaɪdl-i/ suffix [in adverbs]