polymyxin

[ pol-ee-mik-sin ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈmɪk sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

any of various polypeptide antibiotics derived from Bacillus polymyxa.

Origin of polymyxin

1945–50; < New Latin polymyx(a) specific epithet (< Greek poly- poly- + mýxa mucus, slime) + -in2

Words nearby polymyxin

polymorphous perverse, polymyalgia, polymyalgia rheumatica, polymyoclonus, polymyositis, polymyxin, polynesia, polynesian, polynesic, polyneural, polyneuralgia

British Dictionary definitions for polymyxin

polymyxin
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for polymyxin

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

Medical definitions for polymyxin

polymyxin
[ pŏl′ē-mĭk′sĭn ]

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.