Associations to the word «Polymyxin»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

POLYMYXIN, noun. Any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium.

Wise words

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