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Meaning of colistin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“It's the first time this colistin-resistant strain has been found in a person in the United States.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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