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English
Etymology
From bacterio- + -static.
Adjective
bacteriostatic (comparative more bacteriostatic, superlative most bacteriostatic)
- Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
- Coordinate terms: bactericidal, bacteriocidal
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.
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
Noun
bacteriostatic (plural bacteriostatics)
- An agent (drug or other substance) that is bacteriostatic.
- Hypernym: microbiostatic
- Coordinate terms: bactericide, bacteriocide (killer versus inhibitor), fungistatic, mycostatic (fungi versus bacteria)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bactériostatique.
Adjective
bacteriostatic m or n (feminine singular bacteriostatică, masculine plural bacteriostatici, feminine and neuter plural bacteriostatice)
- bacteriostatic
Declension