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algicide

American

[al-juh-sahyd] / ˈæl dʒəˌsaɪd /

noun

a substance or preparation for killing algae.

algicide British

/ ˈældʒɪˌsaɪd /

noun

any substance that kills algae

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Other Word Forms

algicidal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of algicide

First recorded in 1900–05; alg(ae) + -i- + -cide

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