POLYMYXIN


Meaning of POLYMYXIN in English

/pol'ee mik"sin/ , n. Pharm.

any of various polypeptide antibiotics derived from Bacillus polymyxa.

[ 1945-50; polymyx ( a ) specific epithet ( poly- POLY- + mýxa mucus, slime) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .