fungicide

Other forms: fungicides

Any substance that's used to kill spores is a fungicide. If your beautiful roses are dying because mildew is attacking their leaves, you might need to spray them with a fungicide.

The word fungicide is formed by taking fungus, "a mushroom" in Latin, and adding the suffix -cide, or "killer." So just like matricide means killing one's mother and pesticide means something that kills bugs, fungicide means something that kills fungi. Whether you have a fungus growing on your bathroom ceiling or your tomato plants, you probably need a fungicide to get rid of it.

Definitions of fungicide

1. noun

   any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
   synonyms: antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic, antimycotic agent

   types:

   Bordeaux mixture

   antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime

   Fulvicin, griseofulvin

   a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium

   Clioquinol, iodochlorhydroxyquin

   drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot)

   Sporanox, itraconazole

   an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease

   Monistat, miconazole

   an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat)

   Mycostatin, Nystan, nystatin

   an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes

   Lamisil, terbinafine

   an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease

   thiabendazole

   an antifungal agent and anthelmintic

   crystal violet, gentian violet

   a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment

   type of:

   agent

   a substance that exerts some force or effect