bacteriostatic

English

Alternative forms

• bacteristatic

Etymology

From bacterio- +‎ -static.

Adjective

bacteriostatic (comparative more bacteriostatic, superlative most bacteriostatic)

1. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.

   Coordinate terms: bactericidal, bacteriocidal

   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 438:

     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.

Derived terms

• bacteriostatically
• mycobacteriostatic
• nonbacteriostatic

Translations

of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat

• French: bactériostatique (fr)
• German: bakteriostatisch (de)
• Hungarian: bakteriosztatikus
• Italian: batteriostatico (it)
• Polish: bakteriostatyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: bacteriostático
• Spanish: bacteriostático (es)

Noun

bacteriostatic (plural bacteriostatics)

1. An agent (drug or other substance) that is bacteriostatic.

   Hypernym: microbiostatic

   Coordinate terms: bactericide, bacteriocide (killer versus inhibitor), fungistatic, mycostatic (fungi versus bacteria)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bactériostatique.

Adjective

bacteriostatic m or n (feminine singular bacteriostatică, masculine plural bacteriostatici, feminine and neuter plural bacteriostatice)

1. bacteriostatic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	bacteriostatic		bacteriostatică		bacteriostatici	bacteriostatice
	definite	bacteriostaticul		bacteriostatica		bacteriostaticii	bacteriostaticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	bacteriostatic		bacteriostatice		bacteriostatici	bacteriostatice
	definite	bacteriostaticului		bacteriostaticei		bacteriostaticilor	bacteriostaticelor