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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•lis•tin (kə lis′tin),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]- Drugsa 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.
- Neo-Latin colistinus epithet for a variety of Bacillus polymyxa, equivalent. to coli- (see coliform) + -stinus, apparently an arbitrarily chosen suffix; compare -in2
- 1950–55
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