• (n.) A salt of fungic acid.
(fung´gāt) to produce fungus-like growths; to grow rapidly, like a fungus.
Fun'gate noun [ Confer French fongate .] (Chemistry) A salt of fungic acid. [ Formerly written also fungiate .]
Type: Term Pronunciation: fŭng′gāt Definitions: 1. To grow exuberantly like a fungus or spongy growth.