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| co·lis·tin [ kə lístin ] |
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antibiotic for intestinal infections: an antibiotic effective against a wide range of organisms. Source: a soil bacterium. Use: to treat gastrointestinal infections.
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| [Mid-20th century. < modern Latin (Bacillus) colistinus< coli (see coliform)] |
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