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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