"algicide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: algicides [plural]
Etymology: algae + -cide Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|algae|cide|id2=killer}} algae + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} algicide (countable and uncountable, plural algicides)
  1. A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae. Wikipedia link: algicide Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: algaecide, algæcide [archaic] Derived forms: algicidal Translations (substance that kills algae): algicida [masculine] (Portuguese)

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