THERMIFUGIN
\θˈɜːmɪfjˌuːd͡ʒɪn], \θˈɜːmɪfjˌuːdʒɪn], \θ_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_f_j_ˌuː_dʒ_ɪ_n]\
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A commercial name for the antipyretic sodium salt of methyl-trihydroxyquinolin-carbonic acid (C9H8 (CH3).NCOONa). [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).