-icide

( Suffix ) -icide (-cide) [ Biology ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

A suffix to a noun indicating killing or killer

From the Latin “–icida” killer, from -cid, (combining form of the verb “caedere” meaning to kill)

Used to make nouns meaning the killing or killer of something indicated by the first component of the word, as in bactericide [bacterium + -icide] a solution capable of killing bacteria

This applies to the derived terms listed below.

Acaricide: killer of mites and ticks
Aphicide or Aphidicide: killer of aphids
Bactericide: killer of bacteria
Fungicide: killing of fungus
Herbicide: killing of plants
Insecticide: killing of insects
Pesticide: killing of pests
Raticide: substance or person who kills rats
Rodenticide: killing of rodents
Viricide or virucide: killing of viruses

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