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-cidal

  1. a combination of -cide and -al found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -cide:

    homicidal.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of -cidal1

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Example Sentences

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What I would like to know is, who is this Titan of titillation, this wizard of caustic wit, or would divulging his name release a deluge of voodoo curses, symbolic hexes, and homi cidal fan mail upon his sainted head?

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When To Use

What does -岹mean?

The combining form -cidal is used like a suffix meaning “of or relating to killers or the act of killing." It is often used in a variety of scientific and technical terms.The form -cidal is a combination of two combining forms. The first form is -cide, ultimately from Latin caedere, meaning “to kill, to strike down.” The second is -al, from Latin -, which is a suffix used to mean "of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of.”What are variants of -cidal?While -cidal does not have any variants, it is related to the combining form -cide, as in patricide. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use article on -cide.

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