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cariostatic

cariostatic adjective: that halts the development of dental caries.

Adjective

cariostatic (comparative more cariostatic, superlative most cariostatic)

  1. That halts the development of dental caries.

Forms of cariostatic

comparativemore cariostatic
superlativemost cariostatic

Origin of cariostatic

From cario- + -static.

Questions about cariostatic

What does cariostatic mean?
Cariostatic means that halts the development of dental caries.
What part of speech is cariostatic?
Cariostatic is an adjective.

Words near cariostatic in the dictionary

  1. cariosity
  2. cariosome
  3. cariosomes
  4. cariostasis
  5. cariostat
  6. cariostatic
  7. cariostats
  8. carious
  9. cariousness
  10. cariporide
  11. cariprazine

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