AMPHOTERICIN B


Meaning of AMPHOTERICIN B in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌam(p)-fə-ˈter-ə-sən-ˈbē ]

noun

Etymology: amphoteric + -in (I)

Date: 1955

: an antifungal antibiotic obtained from a soil streptomycete ( Streptomyces nodosus ) and used especially to treat systemic fungal infections

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