bacteriostatic
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English
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[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.
- 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
[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 |