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mildewcide

American  
[mil-doo-sahyd, -dyoo-] / ˈmɪl duˌsaɪd, -dyu- /
Also mildewicide

noun

  1. a chemical for destroying mildew.

Etymology

Origin of mildewcide

mildew + -cide

Example Sentences

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Wash first with an Environmental Protection Agency-registered mildewcide, a category that includes chlorine bleach, which, although it can’t keep mildew from regrowing, is a good, inexpensive way to kill surface growth right before you repaint.

From Washington Post

A mildewcide won’t work against algae, and an algicide won’t work against mildew.

From Washington Post

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