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nounany agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi• Syn: ↑antifungal agent, ↑fungicide, ↑antimycotic, ↑antimycotic agent• Derivationally related forms: ↑fungicidal (for: ↑fungicide)• Hypernyms: ↑agent• Hyponyms:↑Bordeaux mixture, ↑griseofulvin, ↑Fulvicin, ↑iodochlorhydroxyquin, ↑Clioquinol, ↑itraconazole, ↑Sporanox, ↑miconazole, ↑Monistat, ↑nystatin, ↑Mycostatin, ↑Nystan, ↑terbinafine, ↑Lamisil, ↑thiabendazole, ↑gentian violet, ↑crystal violetadjectivecapable of destroying fungi• Syn: ↑fungicidal• Pertains to noun: ↑fungicide (for: ↑fungicidal)• Derivationally related forms: ↑fungicide (for: ↑fungicidal)
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\\¦anˌtī, ¦antē, ¦antə̇ˌ\ adjective: destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth : fungicidal : fungistaticantifungal drugs
antifungal activity
antifungal chemotherapy
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antifungal /an-ti-fung'gl/adjectivePreventing the growth of funginounAn antifungal agentORIGIN: ↑anti- (1)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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antifungal — [an΄tē fuŋ′gəl, an΄tīfuŋ′gəl] adj. designating or of a medication used to treat a fungus infection n. a medicine that is or that contains a fungicide: Also anti fungal … English World dictionary
Antifungal — A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and clotrimazole (LOTRIMIN, MYCELEX). * * * SYN: antimycotic. * * * an·ti·fun·gal .ant i fəŋ gəl, .an .tī adj destroying fungi or inhibiting their… … Medical dictionary
antifungal — adjective Date: 1945 destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth ; fungicidal, fungistatic • antifungal noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
antifungal — antimycotic; adj. describing a drug that kills or inactivates fungi and is used to treat fungal (including yeast) infections. Antifungal drugs include amphotericin, griseofulvin, the imidazoles, itraconazole, nystatin, terbinafine, and tolnaftate … The new mediacal dictionary
antifungal — /ˌæntiˈfʌŋgəl/ (say .antee fungguhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a substance that kills fungi. –noun 2. an antifungal drug or ointment … Australian English dictionary
antifungal — An agent that kills or inhibits fungi, and, in my usage here, an herb that inhibits either a dermatomycosis like ringworm or athlete s foot, or one that inhibits Candida albicans either externally as a douche or internally as a systemic… … Herbal-medical glossary
antifungal — antifunginas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Cheminis preparatas medienai nuo grybelio sukeliamo puvimo apsaugoti. atitikmenys: angl. antifungal; antimycotic vok. Antimykoticum, n rus. антигрибковый препарат, m;… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
antifungal — adj. * * * … Universalium
antifungal — 1. adjective That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic 2. noun A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi … Wiktionary
antifungal — adj. counteracts fungal growth, of fungicide … English contemporary dictionary
