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Definition of Antimycotic
1. Noun. Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi.
Specialized synonyms: Bordeaux Mixture, Fulvicin, Griseofulvin, Clioquinol, Iodochlorhydroxyquin, Itraconazole, Sporanox, Miconazole, Monistat, Mycostatin, Nystan, Nystatin, Lamisil, Terbinafine, Thiabendazole, Crystal Violet, Gentian Violet
Generic synonyms: Agent
Derivative terms: Antifungal, Fungicidal
Definition of Antimycotic
1. Adjective. That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal ¹
2. Noun. An antimycotic agent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Antimycotic
1. Suppressing the growth of fungi. (18 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antimycotic
Literary usage of Antimycotic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"A nt i 111 у си tic (an-ti-mai-8ft'ic). Same as antimycotic.
antimycotic (izn-ti-mai-cot'ic). [Gr. avri against -f- /«'«ITC fungus.] 1. ..."
2. Transactions of the Annual Meeting by Ohio State Medical Society (1892)
"Thirdly, the antimycotic plan of treatment claims our attention. Here may be
placed the calomel treatment? (after the "specific" plan of Liebermeister and ..."
3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1897)
"(5) Tests applied to the serum obtainable after each injection showed a steady
increase of its antimycotic powers. Such tests are carried out as ..."
4. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1889)
"antimycotic treatment was supported by the classical researches of Koch. ...
No doubt strong antimycotic solutions, such as sublimate and carbolic abid, ..."