polymyxin

pol y myx in |ˌpäliˈmiksən ˌpɑliˈmɪksɪn | ▶noun Medicine any of a group of polypeptide antibiotics that are active chiefly against Gram-negative bacteria. [Polymyxins are obtained from soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus, in particular B. polymyxa. ] ORIGIN 1940s: from modern Latin polymyxa, from Greek polu- ‘much ’ + muxa ‘slime ’ + -in 1 .

polymyxin

polymyxin |ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪn | ▶noun Medicine any of a group of polypeptide antibiotics that are active chiefly against Gram-negative bacteria. ●Polymyxins are obtained from soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus, in particular B. polymyxa. ORIGIN 1940s: from modern Latin polymyxa, from Greek polu- ‘much ’ + muxa ‘slime ’ + -in 1 .