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What is the adjective for fungivorous?

What's the adjective for fungivorous? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs fungate, fungiproof and fungusproof which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

fungicidal

Of, or relating to fungicide.
Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
Synonyms:

antifungus, antifungal, antimycotic

fungistatic

That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi
Examples:

“They merely displayed a fungistatic effect under the same experimental conditions, whereas all the porphyrins displayed a true fungicidal effect.”

“The fungistatic compound was heat sensitive and lost activity after 72 hours.”

“At most, a fungistatic effect lasting for no more than 4 days was obtained using short incubation periods.”

fungal

Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.
Synonyms:

fungiform, fungoid, fungous, mycological

Examples:

“The doctor prescribed an antifungal cream to treat the fungal infection on my skin.”

“Special stains were negative for acid-fast bacilli, fungal forms, Pneumocystis, and other bacteria.”

“Parasitic wasps and fungal diseases prevent weevils from causing economic injury in most years.”

fungous

of or pertaining to a fungus; fungal
Synonyms:

fungal, fungiform, fungoid, mycological

Examples:

“Topical treatment of a fungous infection of the skin and nail is with miconazole nitrate cream.”

“This wound healed without fungous growth from the remaining portion of the testis.”

“Mould and fungous derivatives are excluded from insurance contracts in the same manner as war, terrorism, pollution and nuclear risks.”

fungemic

Alternative spelling of fungaemic

funguslike

Resembling or characteristic of fungus.

fungitoxic

That is toxic to fungi.
Examples:

“The most hydrophobic and fungitoxic compound unexpectedly proved to be elemental sulphur.”

“This paper reports the fungitoxic activity of four locally available plant species against Fusarium oxysporum Schl.”

“The extract showed broad fungitoxic spectrum when tested against 13 ringworm fungi.”

fungicultural

Relating to fungiculture.

fungaemic

Of or pertaining to fungaemia.

fungilliform

Shaped like a small fungus.

fungicolous

(mycology) growing on other fungi

fungiproof

Resistant to fungus.

fungusproof

Resistant to fungus.

fungivorous

fungus-eating.
Synonyms:

mycophagous

Examples:

“Finding sporocarps may be time consuming, which would contribute to the assumed high degree of polyphagy in fungivorous insects in general.”

“These compounds appear to play a role in defending sclerotia from attack by fungivorous insects.”

“Hundreds of California species either feed directly upon the e decomposer fungi, or predate the fungivorous taxa.”

fungated

simple past tense and past participle of fungate

fungating

present participle of fungate

fungiproofed

simple past tense and past participle of fungiproof
Synonyms:

fungusproofed

fungiproofing

present participle of fungiproof
Synonyms:

fungusproofing