colistin
noun
colistin is spelled C-O-L-I-S-T-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colistin means “A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colistin is colistins.
How many letters and syllables are in colistin?
| Letters | 8: C-O-L-I-S-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is colistin?
Colistin appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of colistin
- colistins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colistin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.
It's the first time this colistin-resistant strain has been found in a person in the United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).