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co⋅lis⋅tin

  [kuh-lis-tin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C45H85O10N13, produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
Origin:
1950–55; < NL colistinus epithet for a variety of Bacillus polymyxa, equiv. to coli- (see coliform ) + -stinus, appar. an arbitrarily chosen suffix; cf. -in 2
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co·lis·tin   (kə-lĭs'tĭn, kō-)   
n.  An antibiotic produced by the bacterium Bacillus polymyxa or B. colistinus that is effective against a wide range of gram-negative bacteria and is used especially in the treatment of infections of the gastrointestinal tract.

[From New Latin Colistīnus, species name, from coli-.]
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Main Entry: co·lis·tin
Pronunciation: k&-'lis-t&n, kO-
Function: noun
: a polymyxin produced by a bacterium of the genusBacillus (B. polymyxa var. colistinus) and used against some gram-negative pathogens especially of the genera Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Klebsiella, and Shigella
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colistin co·lis·tin (kə-lĭs'tĭn, kō-)
n.
An antibiotic produced by the bacterium Bacillus polymyxa or B. colistinus that is effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria and is used especially in the treatment of infections of the gastrointestinal tract.

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