fungicide

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/ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd//ˈfʌnd͡ʒɪsaɪd/

noun

A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.

Similar
fungicidalmycocidemycocidalantifungalantifungal agentantimycoticantimycotic agent
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Meanings

nounfungicide (countable and uncountable, plural fungicides)

plural fungicides

  1. countableuncountableA substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.

    Synonyms: fungicidal, mycocide, mycocidal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.

Similar
fungicidalmycocidemycocidal

More synonyms by meaning

nounany agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

Similar
antifungalantifungal agentantimycoticantimycotic agent
Broader
agent
Also see
antifungalantifungicideantimycoticmycocide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fungi- + -cide.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech fungicid
  • fungicidsubstance used to kill fungus
Danish svampemiddel, fungicid
  • svampemiddelsubstance used to kill fungus
  • fungicidsubstance used to kill fungus
Dutch fungicide
  • fungicidesubstance used to kill fungus
Esperanto fungicido
  • fungicidosubstance used to kill fungus
Finnish sienimyrkky, fungisidi
  • sienimyrkkysubstance used to kill fungus
  • fungisidisubstance used to kill fungus
French fongicide
  • fongicidesubstance used to kill fungus
German Fungizid
  • Fungizidsubstance used to kill fungus
Icelandic sveppadeyðir
  • sveppadeyðirsubstance used to kill fungus
Indonesian fungisida, racun kulat
  • fungisidasubstance used to kill fungus
  • racun kulatsubstance used to kill fungus
Japanese 殺菌剤
  • 殺菌剤 (sakkinzai)substance used to kill fungus
Malay fungisid
  • fungisidsubstance used to kill fungus
Polish fungicyd
  • fungicydsubstance used to kill fungus
Portuguese fungicida
  • fungicidasubstance used to kill fungus
Russian фунгици́д
  • фунгици́д (fungicíd)substance used to kill fungus
Spanish fungicida, funguicida
  • fungicidasubstance used to kill fungus
  • funguicidasubstance used to kill fungus
Swahili kiuakuvu
  • kiuakuvusubstance used to kill fungus
Tagalog pamatay-dapulak
  • pamatay-dapulaksubstance used to kill fungus
Ukrainian фунгіцид
  • фунгіцид (funhicyd)substance used to kill fungus
Cite this entry
APA

fungicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungicide

MLA

“fungicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungicide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fungicide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungicide.

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