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colistin

colistin noun: a polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.

colistin: a polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a...
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Noun

colistin (usually uncountable, plural colistins)

  1. (usually) A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.
    • It's the first time this colistin-resistant strain has been found in a person in the United States.2016, "The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S.", The Washington Post, Lena H. Sun and Brady Dennis, May 26
    Synonyms:
    polymyxin E

Synonyms of colistin

Forms of colistin

pluralcolistins

Questions about colistin

What does colistin mean?
Colistin means a polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.
What part of speech is colistin?
Colistin is a noun.
What is the plural of colistin?
The plural of colistin is colistins.

Words near colistin in the dictionary

  1. colisepticemia
  2. coliseum
  3. coliseum ivy
  4. coliseums
  5. colistimethate
  6. colistin
  7. colistins
  8. colita
  9. colitas
  10. colitic
  11. colitides

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