Definitions for colistins

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colistins co·lis·tin

Spelling: [kuh-lis-tin]

IPA: /kəˈlɪs tɪn/

Colistins is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 269 anagrams from letters in colistins (ciilnosst).

Definitions for colistins

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 colistins

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