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candicidin

candicidin noun: a macrocyclic antibiotic active against some Candida fungi.

Noun

candicidin (uncountable)

  1. A macrocyclic antibiotic active against some Candida fungi

Origin of candicidin

From translingual Candida + -cide + -in.

Questions about candicidin

What does candicidin mean?
Candicidin means a macrocyclic antibiotic active against some Candida fungi.
What part of speech is candicidin?
Candicidin is a noun.

Words near candicidin in the dictionary

  1. candicanoside
  2. candicant
  3. Candice
  4. Candices
  5. candicidal
  6. candicidin
  7. candid
  8. candid camera
  9. candid cameras
  10. candida
  11. candida-like

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