miconazole

noun mi·con·a·zole \mī-ˈkä-nə-ˌzōl\

Definition of MICONAZOLE

: an antifungal agent C₁₈H₁₄Cl₄N₂O used especially in the form of its nitrate

micon- (perhaps part blend, part alteration of myc- and New Latin Monilia, a genus of fungi) + imidazole

First Known Use: 1970

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·con·a·zole \mī-ˈkän-ə-ˌzōl\

: an antifungal agent administered especially in the form of its nitrate C₁₈H₁₄Cl₄N₂O·HNO₃—see micatin

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