Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fungicide

/ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: fungi-cide
IPA: /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From fungi- + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fungi
Suffix: cide

Usage

Inflected Forms

fungicides (plural)

Derived Forms

antifungicide biofungicide nanofungicide nonfungicide

Frequently Paired Words

fungal fungus iminoctadine fungistatic mycostatic

Synonyms

fungicidal mycocide mycocidal antifungal antifungal agent antimycotic antimycotic agent

Questions

How do you pronounce fungicide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/.
What does fungicide mean?: A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.
Where does fungicide come from?: From fungi- + -cide.

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