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caspofungin

US/ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/

caspofungin noun: an antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously.

Noun

caspofungin (countable and uncountable, plural caspofungins)

  1. An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously.

Forms of caspofungin

pluralcaspofungins

Origin of caspofungin

From [Term?] + -fungin (“antifungal antibiotic”).

Questions about caspofungin

What does caspofungin mean?
Caspofungin means an antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously.
What part of speech is caspofungin?
Caspofungin is a noun.
How do you pronounce caspofungin?
Caspofungin is pronounced /ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of caspofungin?
The plural of caspofungin is caspofungins.

Words near caspofungin in the dictionary

  1. Caspian tits
  2. Caspiana
  3. Caspiane
  4. Caspians
  5. caspid
  6. caspofungin
  7. caspofungins
  8. casposon
  9. casposons
  10. casque
  11. casqued

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