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polymyxin

polymyxin noun: any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria.

Noun

polymyxin (plural polymyxins)

  1. Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria

Forms of polymyxin

pluralpolymyxins

Origin of polymyxin

From translingual polymyxa + -in, from Bacillus polymyxa, from which the antibiotic was isolated.

Phrases with polymyxin

Questions about polymyxin

What does polymyxin mean?
Polymyxin means any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria.
What part of speech is polymyxin?
Polymyxin is a noun.
What is the plural of polymyxin?
The plural of polymyxin is polymyxins.

Words near polymyxin in the dictionary

  1. polymyositis
  2. polymythia
  3. polymythic
  4. polymythical
  5. polymythy
  6. polymyxin
  7. polymyxin E
  8. polymyxins
  9. polyna
  10. polynandrian
  11. polynas

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