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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
colistin en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.
It's the first time this colistin-resistant strain has been found in a person in the United States.
2016, "The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S.", The Washington Post, Lena H. Sun and Brady Dennis, May 26
Forms
Coordinates
mcr-1 · MCR-1
Hypernyms
polymyxin · antibiotic
Synonyms
polymyxin E