polymyxin

English

Etymology

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

Noun

polymyxin (plural polymyxins)

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

Hyponyms

• polymyxin A
• polymyxin B
• polymyxin C
• polymyxin D
• polymyxin E / colistin

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: ポリミキシン
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