[ ˌgrɪzɪə(ʊ)'fʊlvɪn ]
■ noun Medicine an antibiotic used against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
Origin
1930s: from mod. L. (Penicillium) griseofulvum (the source bacterium), from med. L. griseus 'greyish' + L. fulvus 'reddish yellow'.
[ ˌgrɪzɪə(ʊ)'fʊlvɪn ]
■ noun Medicine an antibiotic used against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
Origin
1930s: from mod. L. (Penicillium) griseofulvum (the source bacterium), from med. L. griseus 'greyish' + L. fulvus 'reddish yellow'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004