SINCE 1828
candicidin
noun
can·di·ci·din
| \ ˌkan-də-ˈsīd-ᵊn
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Medical Definition of candicidin
: an antibiotic obtained from a streptomyces (Streptomyces griseus) and active against some fungi of the genus Candida
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