Candida

Candidus, Candida is a Latin word which means "clear and white, with the whiteness of pure quartz rather than the whiteness of chalk" (albus).

Candida may refer to:

Biology

Candida (genus), a genus of yeasts
Candidiasis, an overgrowth of yeast

Geography

Candida, Italy, a commune in the province of Avellino, in southern Italy

Music

Candida (song), a 1970 song performed by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Candida (album), a 1970 album released by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Overture to Candide, The Overture to Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide (first performed 1957)

Theatre, film and performing arts

Candida (play), an 1898 comedy play by George Bernard Shaw
Candida, a character on the American comedy children's television series, Phil of the Future
Candida (2003 Paraguay film), a 2003 Paraguayan short film
Candida (2003 Puerto Rican film), a 2003 Puerto Rican film
Candida, a 2006 Spanish film by Javier Fesser

Other

Candida, a skin care product, prophylactic (Candida albicans)

Candida may also refer to: Candida Royalle, an American pornographic producer-director and former pornographic actress
Candida control diet, a diet used to find problems with digestion

Translation

The word "Candida" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Italian, Dutch.

Translation(s) in other languages: Persian: کاندیدا, Polish: Candida (ujednoznacznienie), Portuguese: Cândida, Swedish: Candida (olika betydelser), Ukrainian: Кандіда.