ANTIFUNGAL AGENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antifungal agent mean? 

• ANTIFUNGAL AGENT (noun)
  The noun ANTIFUNGAL AGENT has 1 sense:

1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

  Familiarity information: ANTIFUNGAL AGENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIFUNGAL AGENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antifungal; antifungal agent; antimycotic; antimycotic agent; fungicide

Hypernyms ("antifungal agent" is a kind of...):

agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antifungal agent"):

Bordeaux mixture (antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime)

Fulvicin; griseofulvin (a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium)

Clioquinol; 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 disease)

miconazole; 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 actinomycetes)

Lamisil; terbinafine (an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease)

thiabendazole (an antifungal agent and anthelmintic)

crystal violet; gentian violet (a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment)

 Context examples 

An antifungal agent derived from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum that is used to treat fungal infections of the skin and nails.

(Griseofulvin, NCI Thesaurus)

An antifungal agent with particular activity against the genus Trichophyton.

(Fezatione, NCI Thesaurus)

An antifungal agent used as a topical cream.

(Haloprogin, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of antifungal agent.

(Nystatin, NCI Dictionary)

It is a type of antifungal agent, a type of antiprotozoal agent, and a type of PRL phosphatase inhibitor.

(Pentam, NCI Dictionary)

An antifungal agent isolated from Paecilomyces varioti Bainier var. antibioticus with topical activity against common dermatophytes.

(Pecilocin, NCI Thesaurus)

A morpholine antifungal agent for topical use.

(Amorolfine, NCI Thesaurus)

An antibacterial and antifungal agent for topical use, mostly used now in veterinary medicine.

(Fenticlor, NCI Thesaurus)

This antifungal agent is used in the treatment various dermatomycoses.

(Econazole Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The olamine salt form of ciclopirox, a synthetic, broad-spectrum antifungal agent with additional antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Ciclopirox Olamine, NCI Thesaurus)