- fumigacin
- fu·mig·a·cin
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fumigacin
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fumigacin — fu·mig·a·cin fyü mig ə sən n a crystalline antibiotic acid C32H44O8 obtained from a soil fungus of the genus Aspergillus (A. fumigatus) called also helvolic acid … Medical dictionary
fumigacin — fyüˈmigəsə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: fumiga (from New Latin fumigatus, specific epithet of Aspergillus fumigatus) + cin (as in actinomycin, streptothricin) more at fumagillin : a crystalline antibiotic acid C32H44O8 obtained from a soil fungus ( … Useful english dictionary
Aspergillus — A family of fungal organisms and molds, some of which can cause disease (aspergillosis). * * * A genus of fungi (class Ascomycetes) that contains many species, a number of them with black, brown, or green spores. A few species are pathogenic for… … Medical dictionary
helvolic acid — hel·vol·ic acid hel väl ik n FUMIGACIN … Medical dictionary
helvolic acid — helˈvä]lik , vō] noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary helvol (from L. helvolus, helveolus pale yellow, from helvus light bay colored) + ic : fumigacin … Useful english dictionary
