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Polymyxin Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix poly-

Polymyxin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium

2

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

See Also
infection mattacin soil polymyxins bacterium antibiotic gram negative bacillus polymyxa
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
antibiotic
Rhyming Words
xin axin zyxin fixin nexin auxin ruxin bixin mixin toxin caixin orexin dioxin plexin alexin ataxin fraxin lipoxin vinexin cenexin
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