FUNGICIDE

antifungal, antifungal agent, fungicide, antimycotic, antimycotic agent

(noun) any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fungicide (countable and uncountable, plural fungicides)

A substance used to kill fungus

Source: Wiktionary


Fun"gi*cide`, n. Etym: [Fungi + -cide, fr. L. caedere to kill.]

Definition: Anything that kills fungi.

– Fun`gi*ci"dal, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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