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GRISEOFULVIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does griseofulvin mean?
• GRISEOFULVIN (noun)
The noun GRISEOFULVIN has 1 sense:
1. a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium
Familiarity information: GRISEOFULVIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Fulvicin; griseofulvin
Hypernyms ("griseofulvin" is a kind of...):
antifungal; antifungal agent; antimycotic; antimycotic agent; fungicide (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)
penicillin (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)
Context examples
Griseofulvin binds to tubulin, disrupting microtubule function and inhibiting mitosis.
(Griseofulvin, NCI Thesaurus)
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