griseofulvin
noun
gris·eo·ful·vin
ˌgri-zē-ō-ˈfu̇l-vən 
ˌgri-sē-,
-ˈfəl-
: an antibiotic C17H17ClO6 used systematically in treating superficial fungal infections
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griseofulvin
noun
gris·eo·ful·vin
ˌgriz-ē-ō-ˈfu̇l-vən
ˌgris-
ˌgris-
-ˈfəl-
: a fungistatic antibiotic C17H17ClO6 used systemically in treating superficial infections by fungi especially of the genera Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton
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