COLISTIN


Meaning of COLISTIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: k ə - ' lis-t ə n, k ō -

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin colistinus, specific epithet of the bacterium producing it

Date: 1951

: a polymyxin produced by a bacterium ( Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus ) from Japanese soil

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