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polymyxin

(päl′i mik′sin)

noun

any of various antibiotics obtained from strains of a soil bacterium (Bacillus polymyxa), esp. effective against Gram-negative bacteria

Origin: < ModL (Bacillus) polymyx(a) (< poly-, poly- + -myxa < Gr myxa, mucus) + -in

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noun

Any of various mainly toxic antibiotics derived from strains of the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa and used to treat various infections with gram-negative bacteria.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin polymyxa, specific epithet (poly- + Greek muxa, slime)

Origin: + -in

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