amphotericin

[am-fuh-ter-uh-sin]

am·pho·ter·i·cin

[am-fuh-ter-uh-sin]
noun Pharmacology.
an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.

Origin:
1950–55; amphoteric + -in2
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Amphotericin has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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amphotericin

noun
an antibiotic and antifungal agent 
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