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Meaning of amphoterrible | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The antifungal medication amphotericin B, known for its severe and potentially lethal side effects.

humorous, informal, mildly, uncountable

Examples

“A few days later he was in the ICU candida growing out of everywhere. If it hadn' been for amphoterrible, he'd have been a dead duck.”
“Dr. Cheng said, “I want you to just nod or shake your head. If I can't understand you, we'll go to Fiona, alright? I want to know if I have your okay to take you off the pentam and the amphoterrible. That means we'd be officially starting hospice. And I want you on morphine.””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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