fluconazole

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UK/flʊˈkɒn.ə.zəʊl/US/fluˈkɑn.əˌzoʊl/

noun

An antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used orally to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections.

OriginEnglish flu(oro)- ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? →
Less commonScrabble 25
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Meanings

nounfluconazole (usually uncountable, plural fluconazoles)

plural fluconazoles

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineAn antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used orally to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections.

Origin

  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. Englishfluconazole

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氟康唑
  • 氟康唑 (fúkāngzuò)antifungal agent
French fluconazole
  • fluconazoleantifungal agent
Italian fluconazolo
  • fluconazoloantifungal agent
Japanese フルコナゾール
  • フルコナゾール (furukonazōru)antifungal agent
Korean 플루코나졸
  • 플루코나졸 (peullukonajol)antifungal agent
Persian فلوکونازول
  • فلوکونازولantifungal agent
Cite this entry
APA

fluconazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluconazole

MLA

“fluconazole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluconazole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluconazole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluconazole.

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