Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an antibiotic and antifungal agent;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
amphotericin \amphotericin\, amphotericin B \amphotericin B\n.
1. an antibiotic and antifungal agent (C47H73NO17),
produced by a strain of Streptomyces nodosus. It is one
of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective
against fungal infections. It has a molecular weight of
924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly
soluble in water.
Syn: Fungizone. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
amphotericin
n 1: an antibiotic and antifungal agent