Algicide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae. countable, uncountable

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

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

Etymology

From algae + -cide.

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