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nys·ta·tin  (nst-tn)

n.

An antibiotic, C₄₆H₇₇NO₁₉, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces noursei and used especially in the treatment of fungal infections.

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[ N(ew) Y(ork) Stat(e) + -in.]

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nystatin [ˈnɪstətɪn]

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces noursei: used in the treatment of infections caused by certain fungi, esp Candida albicans

[from New York State, where it was originated + -in]

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nystatin - an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes Mycostatin, Nystan antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic, antimycotic agent, fungicide - any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi