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antimycotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-timy-cotic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That inhibits the growth of fungi.

noun

An antimycotic agent, especially a medication.

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 mycotic English antimycotic From anti- + mycotic.

Inflected Forms

more antimycotic (comparative) most antimycotic (superlative) antimycotics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nonmycotic mycostatic fungistatic antibiotic antiviral

Synonyms

antifungal antifungal agent fungicide antimycotic agent

Questions

What does antimycotic mean?
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
Where does antimycotic 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 mycotic English antimycotic From anti- + mycotic.

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