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fungicide

American  
[fuhn-juh-sahyd, fuhng-guh-] / ˈfʌn dʒəˌsaɪd, ˈfʌŋ gə- /

noun

  1. a substance or preparation, as a spray or dust, used for destroying fungi.

fungicide British  
/ ˈfʌndʒɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a substance or agent that destroys or is capable of destroying fungi

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fungicide Scientific  
/ fŭn′jĭ-sīd′,fŭng′gĭ-sīd′ /

  1. A pesticide used to kill fungi, especially those that cause disease. Streptomycin is a fungicide.

  2. Compare herbicide insecticide rodenticide

Other Word Forms

  • fungicidal adjective
  • fungicidally adverb

Etymology

Origin of fungicide

First recorded in 1885–90; fungi- + -cide

Example Sentences

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The cost for treating oak wilt, or any tree disease that requires a fungicide injection, depends on the tree’s diameter at breast height, or DBH.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

These chemical products account for to a quarter of the world agricultural fungicide market, worth more than £3 billion per year.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2024

Every time a banana tree sprouts a leaf, it's newly vulnerable to fungal infection, so farmers spray fungicide from crop dusters and enclose growing fruits in plastic bags loaded with insecticide to deter bugs.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023

This knowledge could let growers respond quickly with fungicide or stopping irrigation to slow or prevent a severe outbreak.

From Salon • May 31, 2023

Then about 1956 there was a change to dual-purpose treatment; in addition to a fungicide, dieldrin, aldrin, or heptachlor was added to combat soil insects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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