candida

See also: Candida, cándida, cândida, and Cándida

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

candida (plural candidas)

  1. (medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
    • 1988, January 22, “Robert McClory”, in The Yeast of Our Problems‎:
      "What we're finding," says Marshall, "is that if we lean only on candida and don't treat other molds affecting the system, we fail.

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Italian

Noun

candida f (plural candide)

  1. candida (fungus)

Adjective

candida

  1. feminine singular of candido

Verb

candida

  1. third-person singular present indicative of candidare
  2. second-person singular imperative of candidare

Latin

Adjective

candida

  1. inflection of candidus:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular

Adjective

candidā

  1. feminine ablative singular of candidus

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