Algicides

/ˈælɡɪsaɪdz/ noun

Chemical substances or treatments designed to kill or control algae growth.

From Latin algae 'seaweed' plus -cide 'to kill,' following the productive English pattern of combining Latin words with this suffix (like pesticide or homicide).

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