FUNGICIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fungicide mean? 

• FUNGICIDE (noun)
  The noun FUNGICIDE has 1 sense:

1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

  Familiarity information: FUNGICIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUNGICIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antifungal; antifungal agent; antimycotic; antimycotic agent; fungicide

Hypernyms ("fungicide" is a kind of...):

agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fungicide"):

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))

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

miconazole; Monistat (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)

Derivation:

fungicidal (capable of destroying fungi)

 Context examples 

In the United States, fungicides are governed by the 1972 federal Environmental Protection and Control Act.

(Fungicide, NCI Thesaurus)

Hexachlorobenzene was used as a fungicide and was also used as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of dyes, synthesis of organic chemicals, rubber and in wood preservation.

(Hexachlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available cyclic depsipeptide antibiotic produced by Aureobasidium pullulans that is a fungicide at low concentrations.

(Basifungin, NCI Thesaurus)

Dichlorophen is used as a veterinary fungicide, anthelmintic, and anti-protozoan, as well as an ingredient in antimicrobial soaps and shampoos.

(Dichlorophen, NCI Thesaurus)

Late blight can destroy entire fields and force some farmers to spray fungicides up to 15 times a year.

(Innovative Approach to Breeding Could Mean Higher Yields and Better Crops, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Calcium sulfate is used in electroplating, vacuum tubes, fluorescent screens, analytical chemistry, as a fungicide and as a chemical intermediate to produce cadmium containing pigments and stabilizers.

(Cadmium Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

Red cedarwood oil is used as an insect repellant, expectorant, antiseptic, and fungicide.

(Juniperus Virginiana Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Danthron has been widely used as a laxative, but is no longer used to treat constipation and is currently used as an antioxidant in synthetic lubricants, in the synthesis of experimental antitumor agents, as a fungicide and as an intermediate for making dyes.

(Danthron, NCI Thesaurus)