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amphotericin B


am·pho·ter·i·cin B

noun \ˌam(p)-fə-ˈter-ə-sən-ˈbē\

Definition of AMPHOTERICIN B

: an antifungal antibiotic obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and used especially to treat systemic fungal infections

Origin of AMPHOTERICIN B

amphoteric + 1-in
First Known Use: 1955

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