fungitoxicantn.
/ˌfʌn(d)ʒᵻˈtɒksᵻk(ə)nt/, /ˌfʌŋɡᵻˈtɒksᵻk(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌfəndʒəˈtɑksək(ə)nt/, /ˌfəŋɡəˈtɑksək(ə)nt/ A substance that is poisonous or injurious to fungi.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > fungicide or herbicide
phenylmercuric acetate1918
phenylmercuric nitrate1921
ferbam1950
fungitoxicant1950
nabam1950
maneb1954
propazine1959
paraquat1961
linuron1962
benomyl1969
procymidone1977
metalaxyl1979
1950 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 77 295 It is not surprising, therefore, in retrospect to know that quinones are powerful bacteriostats and fungitoxicants.
1958 V. W. Cochrane Physiol. of Fungi xiv. 463 None of these four types of reaction is certainly known to be responsible for the action of fungitoxicants.
1974 Zeitschr. f. Pflanzenkrankh. u. Pflanzenschutz 81 475 It has been suggested that resistance to fungitoxicants is built up by fungi gradually.
2009 Food Chem. 114 1014 IBO [= Indian borage oil] has the potential for use as a botanical fungitoxicant against fungal attack in stored food commodities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1950