colistin

[ kuh-lis-tin ]

/ kəˈlɪs tɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C45H85O10N13, produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.

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Origin of colistin

1950–55; <New Latin colistinus epithet for a variety of Bacillus polymyxa, equivalent to coli- (see coliform) + -stinus, apparently an arbitrarily chosen suffix; cf. -in²

Words nearby colistin

Colima, colin, colinear, coliphage, coliseum, colistin, colitis, coll-, collab, collaborate, collaboration

How to use colistin in a sentence

In the new study, Hiller and colleagues exposed bits of cell membrane from Escherichia coli to varying concentrations of colistin.
Here’s how mysterious last-resort antibiotics kill bacteria|Elise Cutts|November 8, 2022|Science News