autocidal
adjective
au·to·ci·dal
: controlling or eradicating populations of noxious insects (such as the screwworm) by reducing their capacity to produce viable or fertile offspring (as by the introduction of sterile males)
autocidal procedures
autocidal effects
Word History
Etymology
aut- + -cide + -al entry 1
First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined above
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