amphotericin B

US/ˌæm.fəˌtɛɹ.ɪs.ɪn ˈbi/

noun

An antibiotic that is obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and is administered typically by intravenous injection chiefly to treat serious, potentially life-threatening, systemic fungal infections.

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Meanings

nounamphotericin B (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn antibiotic that is obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and is administered typically by intravenous injection chiefly to treat serious, potentially life-threatening, systemic fungal infections.

    Synonyms: amphoterrible

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn antibiotic that is obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and is administered typically by intravenous injection chiefly to treat serious, potentially life-threatening, systemic fungal infections.

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amphoterrible
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