Explore Colistin through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Colistin in a sentence
Colistin meaning
A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.
Using Colistin
- The main meaning on this page is: A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.
Context around Colistin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colistin
- In this selection, "colistin" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include carbapenems and colistin and colistin is manufactured. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colistin" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colistin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Colistin is manufactured by two companies in India but the country is also importing at least 150 tonnes of the drug a year. (23 words)
The total is likely to be higher as the product may be shipped under its brand name rather than being labelled as colistin. (23 words)
The superbugs, found in 1,300 different samples taken from patients, meant infections could not be treated by ‘antibiotics of last resort’ such as carbapenems and colistin. (27 words)
The superbugs, found in 1,300 different samples taken from patients, meant infections could not be treated by ‘antibiotics of last resort’ such as carbapenems and colistin. (27 words)
Colistin is manufactured by two companies in India but the country is also importing at least 150 tonnes of the drug a year. (23 words)
The total is likely to be higher as the product may be shipped under its brand name rather than being labelled as colistin. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
The superbugs, found in 1,300 different samples taken from patients, meant infections could not be treated by ‘antibiotics of last resort’ such as carbapenems and colistin.
Colistin is manufactured by two companies in India but the country is also importing at least 150 tonnes of the drug a year.
The total is likely to be higher as the product may be shipped under its brand name rather than being labelled as colistin.