nystatin

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Noun

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nys=ta=tin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun nystatin has 1 sense

nystatin(n = noun.artifact) mycostatin, nystan - an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes; Array

is a kind of antibiotic, antibiotic drug, antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic, antimycotic agent, fungicide

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CIDE DICTIONARY

nystatin, n. [From NY state + -in, due to its discovery in New York State.].

An antifungal antibiotic, extracted from fermentation broths of the soil actinomycete Streptomyces noursei and other actinomycetes; called also fungicidin. It is a polyene macrolide antibiotic, and consists of several related components. Component nystatin A1 has formula C47H75NO17. [WordNet 1.5]

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