Home › Words › A › aminocandinaminocandinaminocandin means an echinocandin antifungal that targets the glucan in fungal cell walls.EtymologyFrom amino- + echinocandin.nounAn echinocandin antifungal that targets the glucan in fungal cell walls.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.echinocandin 83% match — Any of a class of antifungal drugs that inhibit the synthesis of glucan in the fungal cell wall. vs aminocandin →cryptocandin 73% match — An antimycotic present in a fungus of the genus Cryptosporiopsis. vs aminocandin →caspofungin 72% match — An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously. vs aminocandin →rezafungin 70% match — An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class. vs aminocandin →anidulafungin 70% match — An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class. vs aminocandin →cilofungin 69% match — A particular antifungal drug of the echinocandin class. vs aminocandin →candicidin 68% match — A macrocyclic antibiotic active against some Candida fungi vs aminocandin →ambruticin 67% match — An antifungal drug. vs aminocandin →