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algicide
[ al-juh-sahyd ]
/ ˈæl dʒəˌsaɪd /
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noun
a substance or preparation for killing algae.
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OTHER WORDS FROM algicide
al·gi·cid·al, adjectiveWords nearby algicide
algesimeter, algetic, Al-Ghazzali, Alghero, -algia, algicide, algid, Algie, Algiers, algin, alginate
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British Dictionary definitions for algicide
algicide
/ (ˈældʒɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
any substance that kills algae
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