bacteriostatic
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
bacteriostatic (comparative more bacteriostatic, superlative most bacteriostatic)
- 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.
Coordinate terms edit
Translations edit
of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French bactériostatique.
Adjective edit
bacteriostatic m or n (feminine singular bacteriostatică, masculine plural bacteriostatici, feminine and neuter plural bacteriostatice)
Declension edit
Declension of bacteriostatic
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | bacteriostatic | bacteriostatică | bacteriostatici | bacteriostatice | ||
definite | bacteriostaticul | bacteriostatica | bacteriostaticii | bacteriostaticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | bacteriostatic | bacteriostatice | bacteriostatici | bacteriostatice | ||
definite | bacteriostaticului | bacteriostaticei | bacteriostaticilor | bacteriostaticelor |