fumigacin

noun

fu·mig·a·cin | \fyü-ˈmig-ə-sən

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Medical Definition of fumigacin

: a crystalline antibiotic acid C₃₂H₄₄O₈ obtained from a soil fungus of the genus Aspergillus (A. fumigatus)

— called also helvolic acid

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