amphotericin
[ am-fuh-ter-uh-sin ]
/ ˌæm fəˈtɛr ə sɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
Origin of amphotericin
First recorded in 1950–55;
amphoteric +
-in2
Words nearby amphotericin
amphoric,
amphoric rale,
amphoric resonance,
amphoriskos,
amphoteric,
amphotericin,
amphotericin b,
amphoterism,
amphotropic virus,
ampicillin,
ample