单词 | fungicide |
释义 | fungiciden. A substance or preparation used to kill fungi, esp. in the context of agriculture or as a treatment for a fungal infection. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killer of nature > [noun] > fungicide fungicide1878 Bordeaux mixture1892 Burgundy mixture1894 mildewcide1949 zineb1950 ziram1950 captan1953 thiophanate1970 triadimefon1975 procymidone1977 1878 Bee-keepers' Mag. Sept. 192/2 I have noticed that sulphur is not only an insecticide, but a fungicide. 1894 B. T. Galloway Some Destructive Potato Dis. (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 15) 7 Where there are only a few plants to treat simple devices for the application of the fungicide, such as syringes, watering cans, and even old brooms may be used. 1938 R. Hum Chem. for Engin. Students xiv. 306 Flowers of sulphur is used as a fungicide in vineyards. 1959 A. Beaumont Dis. Farm Crops iv. 55 Non-copper fungicides..have at different times been recommended for [potato] blight control. 1998 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 18 July h18 Alleviate the discomfort of athlete's foot and other fungal infections by applying a fungicide of one part tea-tree oil dissolved in 10 parts water. 2002 Which? Apr. 38/2 First remove mould and old flaking paint with a wire brush, then wash down your walls with fungicide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878 |
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