"bacteriostatic" meaning in English

See bacteriostatic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bacteriostatic [comparative], most bacteriostatic [superlative], bacteristatic [alternative]
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  1. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them. Derived forms: bacteriostatically, mycobacteriostatic, nonbacteriostatic Coordinate_terms: bactericidal, bacteriocidal Translations (of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat): bacteriostàtic (Catalan), bactériostatique (French), bakteriostatisch (German), bakteriosztatikus (Hungarian), batteriostatico (Italian), bakteriostatyczny (Polish), bacteriostático (Portuguese), bacteriostático (Spanish)
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Noun

Forms: bacteriostatics [plural], bacteristatic [alternative]
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  1. An agent (drug or other substance) that is bacteriostatic. Hypernyms: microbiostatic Coordinate_terms: bactericide, bacteriocide, fungistatic, mycostatic
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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