MILDEWCIDE Definition & Meaning

mildewcide

[ mil-doo-sahyd, -dyoo- ]

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noun

a chemical for destroying mildew.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of mildewcide¹

mildew + -cide

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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.

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

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