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Noun
amphotericin B (uncountable)
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) An antibiotic that is obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and is administered typically by intravenous injection chiefly to treat serious, potentially life-threatening, systemic fungal infections.
- Synonym: amphoterrible (informal)
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