NYSTATIN

nystatin, Mycostatin, Nystan

(noun) an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nystatin (usually uncountable, plural nystatins)

An antifungal drug used especially against Candida

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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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