It is primarily a fungicide, and the experimenters demonstrated that it could control a fungus-incited disease (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fun·gi·cide — /ˈfʌnʤəˌsaıd, ˈfʌŋgəˌsaıd/ noun, pl cides [count, noncount] : a substance that kills fungi … Useful english dictionary
Fun — Fun, n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. fonn pleasure.] Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. Oddity, frolic, and fun. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] {To make fun of}, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fun — do·fun·ny; fun·dal; fun·da·ment; fun·da·men·tal·ism; fun·da·men·tal·i·ty; fun·da·men·tal·ly; fun·da·men·tal·ness; fun·da·men·tum; fun·da·tri·ge·nia; fun·da·trix; fun·dic; fun·do; fun·du·line; fun·du·lus; fun·dus; fun·du·scop·ic; fun·dus·co·py;… … English syllables
cide — co·in·cide; cu·li·cide; de·cide; ex·cide; fac·ti·cide; fas·ci·ol·i·cide; fe·li·cide; fe·ti·cide; fi·lar·i·cide; fil·i·cide; for·mi·cide; fun·gi·cide; ga·me·to·cide; gen·o·cide; ger·mi·cide; glu·cide; her·bi·cide; homi·cide; in·cide; lou·si·cide;… … English syllables
To make fun of — Fun Fun, n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. fonn pleasure.] Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. Oddity, frolic, and fun. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] {To make fun of}, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To poke fun — Poke Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To poke fun at — Poke Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fungicidal — Fungicide Fun gi*cide , n. [Fungi + cide, fr. L. caedere to kill.] Anything that kills fungi. {Fun gi*ci dal}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fungicide — Fun gi*cide , n. [Fungi + cide, fr. L. caedere to kill.] Anything that kills fungi. {Fun gi*ci dal}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fungicide — fun·gi·cide … English syllables
