Polymyxin Definition

pŏlē-mĭksĭn
noun
Any of various antibiotics obtained from strains of a soil bacterium (Bacillus polymyxa), esp. effective against Gram-negative bacteria.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Polymyxin

Noun

Singular:
polymyxin
Plural:
polymyxins

Origin of Polymyxin

  • New Latin polymyxa specific epithet (poly–) (Greek muxa slime) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

PPOPOL

Words Ending With

NINXIN

Unscrambles

polymyxin

Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PO & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With IN

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With N