Speakur

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antifungal

/ˌæn.tiˈfʌŋ.ɡəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-fun-gal
IPA
/ˌæn.tiˈfʌŋ.ɡəl/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.

noun

A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English fungus English -al English fungal English antifungal From anti- + fungal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæn.tiˈfʌŋ.ɡəl/
  • British English: /ˌæntiˈfʌŋɡəl/

Inflected Forms

more antifungal (comparative) most antifungal (superlative) anti-fungal (alternative) antifungals (plural)

Derived Forms

antifungally nonantifungal postantifungal

Synonyms

fungicidal antifungal agent fungicide antimycotic antimycotic agent

Rhymes With

jungle fungal bungle

Questions

How do you pronounce antifungal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.tiˈfʌŋ.ɡəl/.
What does antifungal mean?
That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
Where does antifungal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English fungus English -al English fungal English antifungal From anti- + fungal.

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