polymyxin

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noun

Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria

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Meanings

nounpolymyxin (plural polymyxins)

plural polymyxins

  1. Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria

Origin

From translingual polymyxa + -in, from Bacillus polymyxa, from which the antibiotic was isolated.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 多黏菌素
  • 多黏菌素 (duōniánjūnsù)any of several toxic antibiotics
Finnish polymyksiini
  • polymyksiiniany of several toxic antibiotics
Japanese ポリミキシン
  • ポリミキシン (porimikishin)any of several toxic antibiotics
Korean 폴리믹신
  • 폴리믹신 (pollimiksin)any of several toxic antibiotics
Romanian polimixină
  • polimixinăany of several toxic antibiotics
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APA

polymyxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymyxin

MLA

“polymyxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymyxin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymyxin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymyxin.

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