| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| griseofulvin |
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| SYLLABICATION: | gris·e·o·ful·vin |
| PRONUNCIATION: | gr z - -f l v n |
| NOUN: | An antibiotic, C17H17ClO6, administered orally for the treatment of ringworm and other fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From New Latin (P n cillium) gr seofulvum, species of penicillium ( Medieval Latin gr seus, griseous; see griseous + Latin fulvum, neuter of fulvus, tawny; see ghel-2 in Appendix I) + in.
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