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Meaning of "polymyxin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLYMYXIN

From New Latin Bacillus polymyxa.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYMYXIN

polymyxin  [ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYMYXIN

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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
Polymyxin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POLYMYXIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polymyxin

Polymyxins are antibiotics, with a general structure consisting of a cyclic peptide with a long hydrophobic tail. They disrupt the structure of the bacterial cell membrane by interacting with its phospholipids. They are produced by nonribosomal peptide synthetase systems in Gram-positive bacteria such as Paenibacillus polymyxa and are selectively toxic for Gram-negative bacteria due to their specificity for the lipopolysaccharide molecule that exists within many Gram-negative outer membranes. Polymyxins B and E are used in the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections. The global problem of advancing antimicrobial resistance has led to a renewed interest in their use recently. Polymyxin M is also known as "mattacin".

Definition of polymyxin in the English dictionary

The definition of polymyxin in the dictionary is any of several polypeptide antibiotics active against Gram-negative bacteria, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYMYXIN


aflatoxin
ˌæfləˈtɒksɪn
alexin
əˈlɛksɪn
auxin
ˈɔːksɪn
cephalexin
ˌsefəˈleksɪn
cytotoxin
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪn
digitoxin
ˌdɪdʒɪˈtɒksɪn
digoxin
daɪˈdʒɒksɪn
dioxin
daɪˈɒksɪn
endotoxin
ˌɛndəʊˈtɒksɪn
enterotoxin
ˌentərəʊˈtɒksɪn
exotoxin
ˌɛksəʊˈtɒksɪn
ferredoxin
ˌfɛrɪˈdɒksɪn
fuchsin
ˈfuːksɪn
mycotoxin
ˌmaɪkəˈtɒksɪn
neurotoxin
ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn
pyridoxin
ˌpɪrɪˈdɒksɪn
relaxin
rɪˈlæksɪn
tetrodotoxin
ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn
thyroxin
θaɪˈrɒksɪn
toxin
ˈtɒksɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYMYXIN

polymeric
polymeride
polymerisation
polymerise
polymerism
polymerization
polymerize
polymerous
polymery
polymorph
polymorphic
polymorphic function
polymorphically
polymorphism
polymorphonuclear
polymorphonuclear leucocyte
polymorphous
polymorphously
polymyositis

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYMYXIN

anatoxin
andromedotoxin
antiauxin
antitoxin
autotoxin
bacteriotoxin
biotoxin
botulinum toxin
ciguatoxin
hemotoxin
heteroauxin
phytotoxin
picrotoxin
saxitoxin
toxin-antitoxin
zootoxin

Synonyms and antonyms of polymyxin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polymyxin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYMYXIN

Find out the translation of polymyxin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polymyxin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polymyxin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多粘菌素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polimixina
570 millions of speakers

English

polymyxin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polymyxin
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بوليميكسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полимиксин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polimixina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polymyxin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polymyxine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polimeroksin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polymyxin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポリミキシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폴리 믹신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polymyxin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polymyxin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலிமைசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलीइमॉक्सीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polimiksin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polimixina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polimiksyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полимиксин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polimixină
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

polymyxin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Polimiksien
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

polymyxin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polymyxin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polymyxin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYMYXIN»

The term «polymyxin» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYMYXIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polymyxin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYMYXIN»

Discover the use of polymyxin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polymyxin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Equine Infectious Diseases
Assuming that the underlying cause of endotoxemia can be corrected, the benefit of administering polymyxin B is likely limited to the first 24 to 48 hours of treatment, and prolonged use is not expected to provide additional advantages. 96 ...
Debra C. Sellon, Maureen Long, 2013
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Critical Care Nephrology
Polymyxins. Polymyxins constitute a class of antibiotics, discovered in the late 1940s, characterized by their extreme efficiency against gram-negative bacteria. Of the five polymyxins (A, B, C, D, and E), only polymyxin B and polymixin ...
Claudio Ronco, Rinaldo Bellomo, John A. Kellum, 2008
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Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
The largest use of polymyxin has been in topical ointment preparations. Polymyxin B sulfate is a mixture of polymyxin Bl (C5gH98N16O3) and polymyxin B2 (CjjHggNjgO^); polymyxin E is more commonly known as colistin (Harvey 1985).
Jim E. Riviere, Mark G. Papich, 2013
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Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
It usually is combined with neomycin and polymyxin B sulfate. Development of bacterial resistance is much less frequent and slower for bacitracin than for penicillin, and for most organisms it is essentially nil. In addition to renal damage, toxic ...
David B. Troy, Paul Beringer, 2006
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Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation
Eradication of MRS A with bacitracin-polymyxin B-gramicidin was successful in 9 of 1 1 patients. Bacitracin-polymyxin-neoinycin ointments have been used for many years as prophylactic antiseptic agents for the prevention of catheter- related ...
Seymour Stanton Block, 2001
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Ototoxicity
Cortisporin Otic Suspension contains neo- mycin sulfate, polymyxin B, hydrocortisone, cetyl alcohol, propylene glycol, polysorbate 80, and thimerosal. 4 . Pedi-Otic Suspension contains the same ingredients as Cortisporin Otic Suspension with ...
Peter S. Roland, John A. Rutka, 2004
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The Handbook of Microbiological Media for the Examination of ...
Preparation of Medium: Add components—ex- cept egg yolk emulsion, 50%, and polymyxin B solution—to distilled/deionized water and bring volume to 940.0mL. Mix thoroughly. Gently heat and bring to boiling. Autoclave for 15 min at 15 psi ...
Ronald M. Atlas, 2006
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Fisher's Contact Dermatitis
This was inhibited by a simultaneous local injection of the antihistamine mepyramine, which also abolished the vascular response to histamine and to the histamine liberator polymyxin B. Depletion of cutaneous histamine by pretreatment with ...
Robert L. Rietschel, Alexander A. Fisher, Joseph F. Fowler, 2008
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The Antimicrobial Drugs
Changes in cellular permeability as a result of exposure to polymyxin have also been demonstrated with a dye compound. The dye N-toly-ot-napthylamine- 8sulfonic acid fluoresces under ultraviolet light when it is bound to protein.
Eric M. Scholar Associate Professor of Pharmacology University of Nebraska College of Medicine, William B. Pratt Professor of Pharmacology University of Michigan Medical School, 2000
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(6) Bacitracin zinc-polymyxin B sulfate ointment containing, in each gram, 500 units of bacitracin and 10,000 units of polymyxin B in a suitable ointment base. (7 ) Bacitracin zinc-polymyxin B sulfate topical aerosol containing, in each gram, 120 ...
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYMYXIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polymyxin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wayne State to Lead $4.8 Million NIH Study That Will Teach an Old …
The study, “Optimizing clinical use of polymyxin B: teaching an old drug to treat superbugs,” will focus on Gram-negative bacteria resistant to all ... «Newswise, Jul 15»
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Prevention of Infection in Cataract Surgery Gets Easier Regimen
A team of researchers lead by Dr. Martin Nentwich compared the effect of applying a solution of neomycin/polymyxin-B eye drops (antibiotics), ... «Cataract News Today, Jun 15»
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Sepsis caused by Listeria monocytogenes during chemotherapy for …
In addition, to control immuno-responsiveness, endotoxin adsorption with blood adsorption therapy using a polymyxin B column was reported ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
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Novel bio-inspired antibiotic compound series created
"The main goal of the study has been to design, synthetize and prove in vitro activity and in vivo toxicity of a new series of polymyxin, which ... «Vaccine News Daily, Jun 15»
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Researchers develop a new family of bioinspired antibiotic …
"The main goal of the study has been to design, synthetize and prove in vitro activity and in vivo toxicity of a new series of polymyxin, which ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Antibiotic prophylaxis 1 day or 1 hour before surgery reduces …
Sixty-four eyes (group 1) received four applications of topical 3,500 IU/mL of neomycin sulfate, 6,000 IU/mL of polymyxin B sulfate plus 1 mg/mL ... «Healio, Jun 15»
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Drug development critical to combating antibiotic resistance
Polymyxin B is a good example of this, she said. Largely abandoned because of its toxicity, polymyxin B is demonstrating effectiveness against some resistant ... «Healio, Jun 15»
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An 8-year-old made this creepy handprint that gives a whole new …
Scientists use some of these species to synthesize antibiotics like bacitracin and polymyxin and while some can cause illness, most are are ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
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After dialysis against the Tris-HCl buffer, the sample was further purified to remove endotoxin by polymyxin B column (Bio-Rad, USA). «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
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Synereca Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Mark Corrigan to Its Board …
... (polymyxin E, colistimethate sodium) for the treatment of serious hospital-associated infections caused by resistant Gram-Negative bacteria, ... «PR Newswire, May 15»

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