FUGAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fugal mean? 

• FUGAL (adjective)
  The adjective FUGAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue

  Familiarity information: FUGAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUGAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

fugue (a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement)

Derivation:

fugue (a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days)

 Context examples 

Formulated for both topical and systemic use, itraconazole preferentially inhibits fugal cytochrome P450 enzymes, resulting in a decrease in fungal ergosterol synthesis.

(Itraconazole, NCI Thesaurus)