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polymyxin

[ pol-ee-mik-sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. any of various polypeptide antibiotics derived from Bacillus polymyxa.

polymyxin

/ ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪn /

noun

  1. any of several polypeptide antibiotics active against Gram-negative bacteria, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polymyxin1

1945–50; < New Latin polymyx ( a ) specific epithet (< Greek poly- poly- + mýxa mucus, slime) + -in 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polymyxin1

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

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