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polymyxin

[ pol-ee-mik-sin ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈmɪk sɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
any of various polypeptide antibiotics derived from Bacillus polymyxa.
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Origin of polymyxin

1945–50; <New Latin polymyx(a) specific epithet (<Greek poly-poly- + mýxa mucus, slime) + -in2

Words nearby polymyxin

polymorphic function, polymorphism, polymorphonuclear, polymorphous, polymyalgia rheumatica, polymyxin, Polynesia, Polynesian, polyneuritis, Polynices, polynomial
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British Dictionary definitions for polymyxin

polymyxin
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪn) /
noun
any of several polypeptide antibiotics active against Gram-negative bacteria, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa

Word Origin for polymyxin

C20: from New Latin Bacillus polymyxa; see poly-, myxo-, -in
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