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Meaning of polymyxin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria

Equivalents

Suomi polymyksiini
日本語 ポリミキシン
한국어 폴리믹신
Română polimixină

CEFR level

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

polymyxin E polyna polyneddylation polynema polyneme polynemid

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