algicide

🇺🇸 /ˈældʒɪsaɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈældʒɪsaɪd/
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noun
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A chemical that kills algae.

The pond was treated with an algicide to control the overgrowth of green slime.

translation

n. A chemical that kills algae.

Word Forms

Plural algicides