Etymology

fluconazole

F4L1U1C3O1N1A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: An antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used orally to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections. Full definition →

English flu(oro)- ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishflu(oro)-
  7. English todayfluconazole

From flu(oro)- + -conazole (“miconazole derivative”).

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