Definitions for colistin

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colistin co·lis·tin

Spelling: [kuh-lis-tin]

IPA: /kəˈlɪs tɪn/

Colistin is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 226 anagrams from letters in colistin (ciilnost).

Definitions for colistin

noun

1. a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.

Origin of colistin

1950-55; New Latin colistinus epithet for a variety of Bacillus polymyxa, equivalent to coli- (see coliform) + -stinus, apparently an arbitrarily chosen suffix; c