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antifungal agent
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | antifungal agent - any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungiantifungal, antimycotic, antimycotic agent, fungicideBordeaux mixture - antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklimeFulvicin, griseofulvin - a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus PenicilliumClioquinol, iodochlorhydroxyquin - drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot)itraconazole, Sporanox - an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail diseasemiconazole, Monistat - an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat)Mycostatin, Nystan, nystatin - an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetesLamisil, terbinafine - an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail diseasethiabendazole - an antifungal agent and anthelminticcrystal violet, gentian violet - a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatmentagent - a substance that exerts some force or effect |
antifungal agent
antifungal agent[‚an·tē′fəŋ·gəl ‚ā·jənt] (materials) A chemical compound that either destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi. antifungal agent
antifungal agent see ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT.antifungal agent Any substance which destroys or prevents the growth of fungi. It is one of the antibiotic groups. There are several classes of antifungal drugs: Polyenes, which cause an increase in fungal cell wall permeability leading to its death. Examples: amphotericin B, natamycin, nystatin. Azoles, which act either by inhibiting the synthesis of ergosterol, a component of fungal cell wall or by causing direct wall damage. Examples: clotrimazole, econazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole. Pyrimidines, which interfere with the normal function of fungal cells. Example: flucytosine. Syn antimycotic agent.antifungal agent
Synonyms for antifungal agentnoun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungiSynonyms- antifungal
- antimycotic
- antimycotic agent
- fungicide
Related Words- Bordeaux mixture
- Fulvicin
- griseofulvin
- Clioquinol
- iodochlorhydroxyquin
- itraconazole
- Sporanox
- miconazole
- Monistat
- Mycostatin
- Nystan
- nystatin
- Lamisil
- terbinafine
- thiabendazole
- crystal violet
- gentian violet
- agent
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