Algicide Definition

ăljĭ-sīd
noun
A substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of algae.
American Heritage
A substance used to prevent or get rid of algae, esp. green scum in a swimming pool: usually copper sulfate.
Webster's New World

A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.

I add algicide to my aquarium to eliminate the green scum of algae that forms on the glass.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Algicide

Noun

Singular:
algicide
Plural:
algicides

Origin of Algicide

  • algae +‎ -cide

    From Wiktionary

  • alg(a) –cide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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