| Ahab |
the tragic hero of Herman Melville's nineteenth-century novel Moby Dick, who is ruled by an obsession to kill the white whale of the title. [1/2 definitions] |
| antimicrobial |
acting to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| antipersonnel |
designed to kill or injure people, as opposed to destroying machinery or buildings. |
| antiseptic |
having the ability to kill harmful microorganisms. [2/4 definitions] |
| bactericide |
something that can kill bacteria. |
| bag |
to kill or capture (game). [1/11 definitions] |
| biological warfare |
the use of living organisms such as bacteria or viruses to kill or disable people or destroy their food supply. |
| butcher |
to kill or dress in preparation for sale or use as meat. [1/6 definitions] |
| chase1 |
to pursue (game) in order to kill; hunt. [1/9 definitions] |
| chloroform |
to kill with chloroform. [1/3 definitions] |
| deadfall |
a trap in which a heavy weight is set to drop on an animal and either stun or kill it. [1/2 definitions] |
| deadly |
seeking to destroy or kill. [1/6 definitions] |
| delouse |
to kill or remove lice on or from (a person, animal, or thing). |
| destroy |
to kill. [1/5 definitions] |
| dip |
to immerse (an animal) in a solution to kill parasites or germs. [1/15 definitions] |
| dispatch |
to kill. [1/7 definitions] |
| do away with |
to kill. [1/2 definitions] |
| drill1 |
any of various marine mollusks that kill oysters and the like by making holes in their shells. [1/13 definitions] |
| drown |
to kill by submerging in a liquid, esp. water. [1/4 definitions] |
| drug resistance |
the reduction in effectiveness of a drug in curing an infectious disease or cancer. Drug resistance typically develops when pathogenic cells or cancerous cells evolve the ability to tolerate a drug used to kill them. |
| Electra |
in Greek mythology, a princess who convinced her brother to kill their mother and their mother's lover. |