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nystatin

Definition of nystatin

noun

[mass noun]
  • an antibiotic used chiefly to treat fungal infections.
    • This antibiotic is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces noursei

Origin:

1950s: from N(ew) Y(ork) Stat(e) (where it was developed) + -in1

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