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omnicide

omnicide
 n.— «The concept of species annihilation means a relatively swift, deliberately induced end to history, culture, science, biological reproduction and memory. It is the ultimate human rejection of the gift of life, an act which requires a new word to describe it: omnicide.» —“Depleted Uranium: The Trojan Horse of Nuclear War” by Lauren Moret ThePeoplesVoice.org Mar. 29, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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