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ANTIFUNGAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
Synonyms:
antifungal; antifungal agent; antimycotic; antimycotic agent; fungicide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("antifungal" is a kind of...):
agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antifungal"):
Bordeaux mixture (antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime)
Fulvicin; griseofulvin (a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium)
Clioquinol; iodochlorhydroxyquin (drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot))
itraconazole; Sporanox (an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease)
miconazole; Monistat (an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat))
Mycostatin; Nystan; nystatin (an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes)
Lamisil; terbinafine (an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease)
thiabendazole (an antifungal agent and anthelmintic)
crystal violet; gentian violet (a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment)
Derivation:
antifungal (capable of destroying fungi)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of destroying fungi
Synonyms:
antifungal; fungicidal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
antifungal (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)
Derivation:
antifungal (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)
Context examples:
Cinnamon bark oil has antibacterial and antifungal properties but is an irritant to skin.
(Cinnamomum zeylanicum Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally bioavailable, lipophilic, copper-binding, halogenated 8-hydroxyquinoline with antifungal, antiparasitic and potential antitumor activities.
(Clioquinol, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of antifungal agent.
(Nystatin, NCI Dictionary)
A mixture of several closely related glycosidic antibiotics, obtained from Actinomyces (or Streptomyces) olivoreticuli with antifungal and antineoplastic activities.
(Olivomycin, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of parconazole, a broad spectrum imidazole derivative with antifungal activity.
(Parconazole Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Although the exact mechanism of action has yet to be fully elucidated, parconazole, like other azole antifungals, most likely inhibits the cytochrome P450 dependent 14 alpha demethylation of lanosterol.
(Parconazole, NCI Thesaurus)
An antifungal agent isolated from Paecilomyces varioti Bainier var. antibioticus with topical activity against common dermatophytes.
(Pecilocin, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of antifungal agent, a type of antiprotozoal agent, and a type of PRL phosphatase inhibitor.
(Pentam, NCI Dictionary)
A synthetic derivative of amidine with antiprotozoal and antifungal activities.
(Pentamidine, NCI Thesaurus)
The nitrate salt form of oxiconazole, a broad spectrum imidazole derivative with antifungal activity.
(Oxiconazole Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)
