- POLYMYX
- Polymyxin B Sulfate (Medical » Physiology)
Abbreviations dictionary. 2012.
POLYMYX
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polymyxin — /pol ee mik sin/, n. Pharm. any of various polypeptide antibiotics derived from Bacillus polymyxa. [1945 50; < NL polymyx(a) specific epithet ( < Gk poly POLY + mýxa mucus, slime) + IN2] * * * ▪ drug any of five polypeptide antibiotics… … Universalium
polymyxin — [päl΄i mik′sin] n. [< ModL ( Bacillus) polymyx( a) (< poly , POLY + myxa < Gr myxa, MUCUS) + IN1] any of various antibiotics obtained from strains of a soil bacterium (Bacillus polymyxa), esp. effective against Gram negative bacteria … English World dictionary
