Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.

    Fungizid

    фунгици́дfungicíd

    фунгіцидfunhicyd

More definitions
  • any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Ziri bought fungicides to treat his ivy.

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  2. Chemical fungicides offer some protection from rust diseases but they are costly and pose threats to the environment.

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Translations

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substance used to kill fungus:

Origin

From fungi- + -cide.

From fungi- + -cide.

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Forms

plural: fungicides
Singularfungicide
Pluralfungicides

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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