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phytostatic

phytostatic adjective: that inhibits the growth of plants without actually killing them.

Adjective

phytostatic (comparative more phytostatic, superlative most phytostatic)

  1. That inhibits the growth of plants without actually killing them

Forms of phytostatic

comparativemore phytostatic
superlativemost phytostatic

Origin of phytostatic

From phyto- + static.

Questions about phytostatic

What does phytostatic mean?
Phytostatic means that inhibits the growth of plants without actually killing them.
What part of speech is phytostatic?
Phytostatic is an adjective.

Words near phytostatic in the dictionary

  1. phytostabilizers
  2. phytostabilizes
  3. phytostabilizing
  4. phytostanol
  5. phytostanols
  6. phytostatic
  7. phytosterin
  8. phytosteroid
  9. phytosteroids
  10. phytosterol
  11. phytosterolaemia

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