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.

Coordinate terms

• bactericidal
• bacteriocidal

Derived terms

• bacteriostatically
• mycobacteriostatic
• nonbacteriostatic

 

Translations

of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat

• French: bactériostatique (fr)
• German: bakteriostatisch (de)
• Hungarian: bakteriosztatikus
• Italian: batteriostatico (it)
• Polish: bakteriostatyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: bacteriostático
• Spanish: bacteriostático (es)

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

Declension of bacteriostatic

		singular			plural
		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