bacteriostatic
bacteriostatic adjective: of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
Adjective
bacteriostatic (comparative more bacteriostatic, superlative most bacteriostatic)
- Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
- 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.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 438
Noun
bacteriostatic (plural bacteriostatics)
- An agent (drug or other substance) that is bacteriostatic.
bacteriostatic meaning in Tamil and Kannada
bacteriostatic in Tamil
- நுண்மப் பெருக்கத் தடுப்பு மருந்து, நுண்ணுயிர் பெருக்கத் தடுப்பி, பாக்டீரியா தடுக்கும், பாக்ட்டீரியா தடுக்கும், நுண்ம வளர்ச்சியைத் தடைசெய்கிற
bacteriostatic in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೀರಿಯಾ ಕುಂದುಕಾರಕ ವಸ್ತು
Forms of bacteriostatic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more bacteriostatic |
| superlative | most bacteriostatic |
| alternative form | bacteristatic |
| Noun | |
| plural | bacteriostatics |
Origin of bacteriostatic
From bacterio- + -static.
Words formed from bacteriostatic
Questions about bacteriostatic
- What does bacteriostatic mean?
- Bacteriostatic means of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
- What is bacteriostatic in Tamil?
- Bacteriostatic in Tamil is நுண்மப் பெருக்கத் தடுப்பு மருந்து, நுண்ணுயிர் பெருக்கத் தடுப்பி, பாக்டீரியா தடுக்கும். See Bacteriostatic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bacteriostatic?
- Bacteriostatic can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near bacteriostatic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bacteriostatic (page history and authors); bacteriostatic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bacteriostatic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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