bacteriostatic

English

Etymology

From bacterio- + -static.

Adjective

bacteriostatic (comparative more bacteriostatic, superlative most bacteriostatic)

  1. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
    • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 438:
      All these compounds were bacteriostatic, affecting the bacterial metabolism and preventing its multiplication in the host, thereby permitting natural body defences to succeed against the invader.

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Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bactériostatique.

Adjective

bacteriostatic m or n (feminine singular bacteriostatică, masculine plural bacteriostatici, feminine and neuter plural bacteriostatice)

  1. bacteriostatic

Declension

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