Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colistin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: col-istin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

colistins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

MCR-1

Synonyms

polymyxin E

Questions

What does colistin mean?: A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.

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