| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
fungicide fun·gi·cide (fŭn'jĭ-sīd', fŭng'gĭ-)
n.
A chemical substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
| 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. |