ANTIFUNGAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antifungal mean? 

• ANTIFUNGAL (noun)
  The noun ANTIFUNGAL has 1 sense:

1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

  Familiarity information: ANTIFUNGAL used as a noun is very rare.

• ANTIFUNGAL (adjective)
  The adjective ANTIFUNGAL has 1 sense:

1. capable of destroying fungi

  Familiarity information: ANTIFUNGAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIFUNGAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antifungal; antifungal agent; antimycotic; antimycotic agent; fungicide

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)

• ANTIFUNGAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of destroying fungi

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

antifungal; fungicidal

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 

Mycostatin is a type of antifungal agent.

(Mycostatin, NCI Dictionary)

Mycophenolic acid also has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities.

(Mycophenolic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical, synthetic allylamine derivate similar to terbinafine with broad-spectrum antifungal activity.

(Naftifine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of naftifine, an allylamine derivate with synthetic broad-spectrum antifungal activity.

(Naftifine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Natamycin exerts its antifungal effects by binding to sterols in the fungal cell membrane thereby increasing membrane permeability.

(Natamycin, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of micafungin, a semi-synthetic echinocandin derived from a natural product of the fungus Coleophoma empetri with antifungal activity.

(Micafungin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A semi-synthetic echinocandin derived from a natural product of the fungus Coleophama empedri with potent antifungal activity.

(Micafungin, NCI Thesaurus)

A lotion preparation of the olamine salt of ciclopirox, a synthetic hydroxypyridone derivative with broad-spectrum antifungal and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Ciclopirox Olamine Lotion, NCI Thesaurus)

The compound has broad antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, anticancer, insecticidal, and herbicidal activities.

(Scientists Discover Antibiotic Mechanism, NIH)

An aqueous suspension of the olamine salt form of ciclopirox, a synthetic, broad-spectrum hydroxypyridone antifungal agent with additional antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Ciclopirox Olamine Oral, NCI Thesaurus)