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fungicide - 6 dictionary results

fun⋅gi⋅cide

[fuhn-juh-sahyd, fuhng-guh-]
–noun
a substance or preparation, as a spray or dust, used for destroying fungi.

Origin:
1885–90; fungi- + -cide


fun⋅gi⋅cid⋅al, adjective
fun⋅gi⋅cid⋅al⋅ly, adverb
fun·gi·cide   (fŭn'jĭ-sīd', fŭng'gĭ-)   
n.  A chemical substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
fun'gi·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj., fun'gi·cid'al·ly adv.

Fungicide

Fun"gi*cide`\, n. [Fungi + -cide, fr. L. caedere to kill.] Anything that kills fungi. -- Fun`gi*ci"dal, n.
Language Translation for : fungicide
Spanish: fungicida,
German: pilztötendes Mittel,
Japanese: 殺菌剤

Main Entry: fun·gi·cide
Pronunciation: 'f&n-j&-"sId, 'f&[ng]-g&-
Function: noun
: an agent that destroys fungi or inhibitstheir growth

fungicide fun·gi·cide (fŭn'jĭ-sīd', fŭng'gĭ-)
n.
A chemical substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.


fun'gi·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.

fungicide   (fŭn'jĭ-sīd', fŭng'gĭ-sīd')  Pronunciation Key 
A pesticide used to kill fungi, especially those that cause disease. Streptomycin is a fungicide. Compare herbicide, insecticide, rodenticide.
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