griseofulvin

noun

a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium

Roots

griseusgriseo- · Latin · grey fulvusfulv- · Latin · tawny, reddish-yellow ina-in · Latin · forming chemical substance names

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