bacteriostasis

English

Etymology

From bacterio- +‎ stasis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌsteɪ.sɪs/

Noun

bacteriostasis (countable and uncountable, plural bacteriostases)

1. (biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.