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fungistatic

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English

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Etymology

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International scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from fungi- +‎ -static = fungistasis +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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fungistatic (comparative more fungistatic, superlative most fungistatic)

  1. That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.
    Synonym: mycostatic
    Hypernyms: fungitoxic, microbiostatic
    Coordinate terms: fungicidal, mycocidal (killing versus inhibiting); bacteriostatic (bacteria versus fungi)
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Noun

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fungistatic (plural fungistatics)

  1. An agent (drug or other substance) that is fungistatic.
    Synonym: mycostatic
    Hypernym: microbiostatic
    Coordinate terms: fungicide, mycocide (killer versus inhibitor), bacteriostatic (bacteria versus fungi)

Romanian

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Etymology

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From fungă +‎ -static. Calque of French fongistatique.

Adjective

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fungistatic m or n (feminine singular fungistatică, masculine plural fungistatici, feminine and neuter plural fungistatice)

  1. fungistatic

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite fungistatic fungistatică fungistatici fungistatice
definite fungistaticul fungistatica fungistaticii fungistaticele
genitive-
dative
indefinite fungistatic fungistatice fungistatici fungistatice
definite fungistaticului fungistaticei fungistaticilor fungistaticelor

Noun

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fungistatic n (plural fungistatici)

  1. fungistatic material

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative fungistatic fungistaticul fungistatici fungistaticile
genitive-dative fungistatic fungistaticului fungistatici fungistaticilor
vocative fungistaticule fungistaticilor