mildewcide

[ mil-doo-sahyd, -dyoo- ]

noun

1. a chemical for destroying mildew.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mildewcide¹

mildew + -cide

Example Sentences

Wash first with an Environmental Protection Agency-registered mildewcide, a category that includes chlorine bleach, which, although it can’t keep mildew from regrowing, is a good, inexpensive way to kill surface growth right before you repaint.

From Seattle Times

Wash first with an Environmental Protection Agency-registered mildewcide, a category that includes chlorine bleach, which, although it can’t keep mildew from regrowing, is a good, inexpensive way to kill surface growth right before you repaint.

From Washington Post

A mildewcide won’t work against algae, and an algicide won’t work against mildew.

From Washington Post