Definitions For Ecocide

Noun

ECOCIDE. (countable and uncountable, plural ECOCIDEs) The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities. It may result from exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals. : Synonym: geocide

Related terms

ecophagy

Translations

Finnish: ympäristötuho, ekosidi French: écocide, m German: Ökozid, m, Umweltzerstörung, f Italian: ecocidio, m Russian: экоцид, m Spanish: ecocidio, m Ukrainian: екоцид, m

Etymology

{{confix, en, eco, cide}}. The term is said to have been first coined in the mid to late 1960s or early 1970s.{{cite-book, author=Franz Broswimmer, title=Ecocide: A Short History of the Mass Extinction of Species, year=2002}}

Is Ecocide a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Ecocide is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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