Term: amphotericin B
IPA: ˌæm.fəˌtɛɹ.ɪs.ɪn ˈbi

==English==
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===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌæm.fəˌtɛɹ.ɪs.ɪn ˈbi/|a=GA}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|biochemistry|pharmaceutical drug}} An [[antibiotic]] that is obtained from a [[soil]] [[streptomycete]] ({{taxlink|Streptomyces nodosus|species}}) and is administered typically by [[intravenous]] [[injection]] chiefly to treat serious, potentially life-threatening, [[systemic]] [[fungal]] [[infection]]s.
#: {{syn|en|amphoterrible<qq:informal>}}

===References===
* {{R:MWO}}