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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes;
[syn: nystatin, Mycostatin, Nystan]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nystatin \nystatin\ n. [From NY state + -in, due to its discovery in New York State.] An antifungal antibiotic, extracted from fermentation broths of the soil actinomycete Streptomyces noursei and other actinomycetes; called also fungicidin. It is a polyene macrolide antibiotic, and consists of several related components. Component nystatin A1 has formula C47H75NO17. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nystatin n 1: an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes [syn: nystatin, Mycostatin, Nystan]