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biostatic

biostatic adjective: that inhibits the growth or multiplication of an organism, especially of a microorganism.

Adjective

biostatic (not comparable)

  1. That inhibits the growth or multiplication of an organism, especially of a microorganism.
  2. Relating to biostasis

Origin of biostatic

From bio- + -static.

Words formed from biostatic

Questions about biostatic

What does biostatic mean?
Biostatic means that inhibits the growth or multiplication of an organism, especially of a microorganism.
What part of speech is biostatic?
Biostatic is an adjective.

Words near biostatic in the dictionary

  1. biostabilizations
  2. biostabilizing
  3. biostable
  4. biostasis
  5. biostat
  6. biostatic
  7. biostatical
  8. biostatically
  9. biostatics
  10. biostatistic
  11. biostatistical

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