FULVICIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Fulvicin mean? 

• FULVICIN (noun)
  The noun FULVICIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FULVICIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FULVICIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Fulvicin; griseofulvin

Hypernyms ("Fulvicin" is a kind of...):

antifungal; antifungal agent; antimycotic; antimycotic agent; fungicide (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)

penicillin (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)