algæcide
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See also: algaecide
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
algæcide (countable and uncountable, plural algæcides)
- Archaic form of algicide.
- 1918, Stephen DeM. Gage, Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers[1], page 249:
- The effect of copper as an algæcide is well known and may be a contributing factor, but the more thorough and more frequent cleaning which these pools receive must also be taken into consideration in the interpretation of this apparent phenomena.