fungicide
noun
fun·gi·cide
ˈfən-jə-ˌsīd 
ˈfəŋ-gə-
ˈfəŋ-gə-
: an agent that destroys fungi or inhibits their growth
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The report gives researchers a framework for understanding pathogens that don’t stay confined within those economic sectors, such as resistant bacteria that appear downstream of hospital sewage plants and agricultural fungicides that transform common hospital infections into untreatable ones.
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Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2023
Four agrochemical companies now control the vast majority of commercial seeds in the U.S., along with most of the insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides sold for agricultural use, as well as the digital technology used for harvest.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
These notes can guide care, such as dormant spray with an organic fungicide, and inform next year’s plant choices for your vegetable garden.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Here’s how to use fungicides effectively and appropriately: Use fungicide only when necessary.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
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Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2023
Four agrochemical companies now control the vast majority of commercial seeds in the U.S., along with most of the insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides sold for agricultural use, as well as the digital technology used for harvest.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
These notes can guide care, such as dormant spray with an organic fungicide, and inform next year’s plant choices for your vegetable garden.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Here’s how to use fungicides effectively and appropriately: Use fungicide only when necessary.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Fungicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fungicide. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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fungicide
noun
fun·gi·cide
ˈfən-jə-ˌsīd
ˈfəŋ-gə-
: a substance that destroys fungi
fungicidal
adjective
ˌfən-jə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
ˌfəŋ-gə-
Medical Definition
fungicide
noun
fun·gi·cide
ˈfən-jə-ˌsīd
ˈfəŋ-gə-
ˈfəŋ-gə-
: an agent that destroys fungi or inhibits their growth
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