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Polymyxin

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Noun

1. polymyxin

any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Polymyxin

see synonyms of polymyxin
noun
any of several polypeptide antibiotics active against Gram-negative bacteria, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa

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Polymyxin

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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Polymyxin

see synonyms of polymyxin
n.
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.

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