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Meaning of "autocidal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTOCIDAL

autocidal  [ˌɔːtəʊˈsaɪdəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTOCIDAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Autocidal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AUTOCIDAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of autocidal in the English dictionary

The definition of autocidal in the dictionary is effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTOCIDAL


acaricidal
əˌkærɪˈsaɪdəl
apsidal
æpˈsaɪdəl
bactericidal
bækˌtɪərɪˈsaɪdəl
biocidal
ˌbaɪəʊˈsaɪdəl
fratricidal
ˌfrætrɪˈsaɪdəl
fungicidal
ˌfʌndʒɪˈsaɪdəl
genocidal
ˌdʒenəˈsaɪdəl
germicidal
ˌdʒɜːmɪˈsaɪdəl
herbicidal
ˌhɜːbɪˈsaɪdəl
homicidal
ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdəl
insecticidal
ɪnˌsektɪˈsaɪdəl
larvicidal
ˌlɑːvɪˈsaɪdəl
pesticidal
ˌpɛstɪˈsaɪdəl
seidel
ˈsaɪdəl
sidle
ˈsaɪdəl
spermicidal
ˌspɜːmɪˈsaɪdəl
suicidal
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl
trypanocidal
ˌtrɪpənəˈsaɪdəl
tyrannicidal
tɪˌrænɪˈsaɪdəl
virucidal
ˌvaɪrəˈsaɪdəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTOCIDAL

autocephalous
autocephaly
autochanger
autochthon
autochthonal
autochthonic
autochthonism
autochthonous
autochthonously
autochthony
autoclave
autocoid
autocoprophagy
autocorrelation
autocracies
autocracy
autocrat
autocratic
autocratical
autocratically

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTOCIDAL

algicidal
bridal
deicidal
ecocidal
feticidal
infanticidal
loculicidal
matricidal
molluscicidal
nematicidal
nematocidal
parasiticidal
parricidal
patricidal
prolicidal
regicidal
sororicidal
spermatocidal
sporicidal
uxoricidal
viricidal

Synonyms and antonyms of autocidal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «autocidal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTOCIDAL

Find out the translation of autocidal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of autocidal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «autocidal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

autocidal
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autocida
570 millions of speakers

English

autocidal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

autocidal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

autocidal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

autocidal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autocida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

autocidal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autocide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Autocidal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

autocidal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

autocidal
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

autocidal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Autocidal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

autocidal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

autocidal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वयंपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

autocidal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autocida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autocidal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

autocidal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autocidal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

autocidal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

autocidal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

autocidal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

autocidal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of autocidal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOCIDAL»

The term «autocidal» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.007 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOCIDAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autocidal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTOCIDAL»

Discover the use of autocidal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autocidal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Insect-pest Management and Control
DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOCIDAL CONTROL The employment of an insect to destroy its own kind, or to bring about the self-destruction of the species, is known as autocidal control. Many methods of insect control utilize the behavioral patterns ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Plant and Animal Pests. Subcommittee on Insect Pests, 1969
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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and ...
The best example of autocidal resistance is the sterile male technique used to control insects. Scientists rear thousands of males of a particular insect species under controlled conditions, then sterilize them with x-rays. These sterilized males ...
Barbara W. Ellis, Fern Marshall Bradley, Helen Atthowe, 1996
3
Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods
1989) Autocidal traps. In Singapore Chan et al. (1977) and Lok et al. (1977) designed autocidal Aedes aegypti ovitraps that had one to two hardboard paddles inserted through a floating doughnut shaped ring with nylon mesh covering the ...
John B. Silver, 2007
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An Introduction to Arthropod Pest Control
The rationale for producing and/or releasing laboratory pests that are deleterious to wild populations is that this can lead to autocidal ('self-killing') control of pest species. It is therefore a highly specific form of pest control, much like the use of ...
J. R. M. Thacker, 2002
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Sterile Insect Technique: Principles and Practice in ...
Determination of sterile-insect competitiveness. Journal of Economic Entomology 64: 869-872. Gould, F., and P. Schliekelman. 2004. Population genetics of autocidal control and strain replacement. Annual Review of Entomology 49: 193- 217.
V.A. Dyck, J. Hendrichs, A.S. Robinson, 2005
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New Developments and Problems in the Use of Pesticides: ...
Autocidal. Approach. to. Insect. Control. The production and sustained release of large numbers of screw- worm flies made sterile by gamma radiation has led to the eradication of screw-worms, first from the island of Curacao and later from the  ...
‎1963
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Management of Freshwater Biodiversity: Crayfish as Bioindicators
Autocidal methods Autocidal methods include the sterile male release technique (SMRT) and the use of sex pheromones to interfere with reproduction. SMRT is based on rearing, sterilizing and releasing large numbers of males to mate with ...
Julian Reynolds, Catherine Souty-Grosset, 2011
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Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite ...
In.both.situations,.release. rates,.timing,.and.quality.of.released.natural.enemies. are.of.crucial.importance.in.achiev- ing.success. autocidal (genetic) control The. use.of.irradiation.or.chemosterilants.to.sterilize.pest.insects.(typi- cally.males) ...
Marjorie A. Hoy, 2011
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Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests: From Research to Field ...
... June 1994, Clearwater, Florida, USA. STI/PUB/1038, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. Fryxell, K., and T. A. Miller. 1995. Autocidal biological control: a general strategy for insect control based on genetic transformation with a highly conserved gene.
M. J. B. Vreysen, A. S. Robinson, Jorge Hendrichs, 2007
10
Transgenesis and the Management of Vector-Borne Disease
Gould F, Schliekelman P. Population genetics of autocidal control and strain replacement. Annu Rev Entomol 2004; 49:193-217. 39. Maynard Smith J, Slatkin M. The stability of predator-prey systems. Ecology 1973; 54:384-391. 40. Rogers D ...
Serap Aksoy, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOCIDAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term autocidal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Experiment Station defends moth trials
“The release of genetically engineered autocidal moths is the first of its kind in the United States, and it sets a very poor precedent that they ... «Finger Lakes Times, Jul 15»
2
FrankenMoths Attack Organic Farmers in Upstate New York
In fact, Oxitec has shown considerable success with a pilot program in which engineered autocidal mosquitoes in Panama reduced the local ... «Reason, Jun 15»
3
Humans are genetically modifying mosquitoes to fight a disease we …
By continually pumping these tweaked mosquitoes into the Keys, where they will breed with the local mosquitoes to produce autocidal infants, ... «Quartz, May 15»
4
Insect Control Company Proposes Using Genetically Modified …
“So the plan is that Oxitec has designed these genetically modified mosquitoes, which are autocidal, which is just basically fancy words for 'they ... «The Bottom Line, Mar 15»
5
Florida Officials, FDA, Consider Release of Genetically Engineered …
To create these autocidal male mosquitoes, the company uses the antibiotic tetracycline to act as a chemical switch, allowing the GE larvae to ... «eNews Park Forest, Feb 15»
6
"Mutant mosquitoes" may stop spread of deadly diseases in Florida …
"So the plan is that Oxitec has designed these genetically modified mosquitoes, which are autocidal, which is just basically fancy words for 'they ... «CBS News, Jan 15»
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Millions Of Mutated Mosquitoes Could Be Unleashed In Florida—On …
... plan in which "autocidal" GMO mosquitoes would be released in the Florida Keys. In theory, these modified mosquitoes would work to reduce ... «io9, Jan 15»
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Mosquito Wars: Would You Choose GMO "Mutants," Pesticides, Or …
There is an added safety net with these “autocidal” mosquitoes, as noted in the best and most rational article on this issue, by Dr. Christie ... «Forbes, Jan 15»
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Journalists vector GM fears as FDA considers Oxitec's Keys …
The mosquitoes that Oxitec have designed are what scientists call “autocidal” or possess a “dominant lethal genetic system“, which is mostly ... «Discover Magazine, Jan 15»
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Can Ovitrap help prevent dengue in Bangalore?
There are three types of Ovitraps: Lethal Ovitrap, autocidal Ovitrap and sticky Ovitrap. Lethal Ovitrap makes use of insecticide, while autocidal ... «Citizen Matters, Bangalore, Sep 14»

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