terbinafine
Meanings
noun
- A synthetic allylamine antifungal drug that is highly lipophilic, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₅N·HCl orally in the treatment of onychomycosis and topically in the treatment of tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and athlete's foot.
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Etymology
Probably from ter(t-)b(utyl) + -yne + naph(thalene) + -ine.
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