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candida

candida noun: a yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans.

Noun

candida (plural candidas)

  1. (informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
    • "What we're finding," says Marshall, "is that if we lean only on candida and don't treat other molds affecting the system, we fail.1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader

Proper noun capitalized: Candida

Candida

  1. A female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin].
    • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connard have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Candida Hart Connard, to David Thompson Low, son of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Orne Low Jr. of Colorado Springs.1969 March 9, “Candida Hart Connard Plans August Weddin to David Low”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Candida Lycett Green, who has died aged 71 of cancer, often said that she had never been "just me", that the first half of her life was spent as "John Betjeman's daughter" and the latter part, after her younger son achieved fame as a DJ, being "John Lycett Green's mum".2014 August 20, Rosemary Hill, “Candida Lycett Green obituary”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2014

Forms of candida

pluralcandidas

Origin of candida

Borrowed from translingual Candida, from Latin candida.

From Spanish Cándida, Candida, from Latin Candida, from candida, feminine of candidus (“shining white”).

Words formed from candida

Questions about candida

What does candida mean?
Candida means a yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans.
What part of speech is candida?
Candida can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of candida?
The plural of candida is candidas.

Words near candida in the dictionary

  1. candicidal
  2. candicidin
  3. candid
  4. candid camera
  5. candid cameras
  6. candida
  7. candida-like
  8. candidacidal
  9. candidacies
  10. candidacy
  11. candidaemia

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