bacteriostasis
/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌsteɪ.sɪs/
bacteriostasis noun: a phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
Noun
bacteriostasis (countable and uncountable, plural bacteriostases)
- A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
bacteriostasis meaning in Tamil and Kannada
bacteriostasis in Tamil
- நுண்ணுயிர் அடக்கி, பக்ட்டீரிய அடக்கல், நுண்ம வளர்ச்சித் தடை
bacteriostasis in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೀರಿಯಾ ಕುಂದಿಕೆ
Forms of bacteriostasis
| plural | bacteriostases |
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Origin of bacteriostasis
From bacterio- + stasis.
Questions about bacteriostasis
- What does bacteriostasis mean?
- Bacteriostasis means a phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
- What is bacteriostasis in Tamil?
- Bacteriostasis in Tamil is நுண்ணுயிர் அடக்கி, பக்ட்டீரிய அடக்கல், நுண்ம வளர்ச்சித் தடை. See Bacteriostasis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bacteriostasis?
- Bacteriostasis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bacteriostasis?
- Bacteriostasis is pronounced /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌsteɪ.sɪs/.
- What is the plural of bacteriostasis?
- The plural of bacteriostasis is bacteriostases.
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