| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer |
arsenic
,
arsenic trioxide
,
arsenous anhydride
,
arsenous oxide
,
ratsbane
,
white arsenic
|
| paid killer |
assassin
|
| T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus |
CD4 cell
,
CD4 T cell
,
helper cell
,
helper T cell
|
| murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer |
contract killing
|
| killer whales |
genus Orcinus
,
Orcinus
|
| large solitary wasps: cicada killer |
genus Sphecius
,
Sphecius
|
| germ killer |
germicide
|
| whale, killer |
grampus
,
orc
|
| killer whale |
grampus
,
orca
|
| professional killer who uses a gun |
gun
,
gun for hire
,
gunman
,
gunslinger
,
hired gun
,
hitman
,
hit man
,
shooter
,
torpedo
,
triggerman
|
| professional killer |
hatchet man
,
iceman
|
| weed killer |
herbicide
|
| any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system |
interleukin
|
| someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king |
regicide
|
| killer, pathological and repeated |
serial killer
|
| colorless salt (NaClO3) used as a weed killer and an antiseptic |
sodium chlorate
|
| serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time |
spree killer
|
