amphotericin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun amphotericin has 1 sense

amphotericin(n = noun.artifact) Array - an antibiotic and antifungal agent; Array

CIDE DICTIONARY

amphotericin, n.

an antibiotic and antifungal agent (C47H73NO17), produced by a strain of Streptomyces nodosus. It is one of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective against fungal infections. It has a molecular weight of 924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly soluble in water. [WordNet 1.5]

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