microbiostatic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, micro- + biostatic.
Adjective
[edit]microbiostatic (comparative more microbiostatic, superlative most microbiostatic)
- That inhibits the growth or multiplication of microbes.
- Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic
- Coordinate terms: microbicidal, microbiocidal (killing versus inhibiting)
Noun
[edit]microbiostatic (plural microbiostatics)
- An agent (drug or other substance) that is microbiostatic.
- Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic
- Coordinate terms: microbicide, microbiocide (killer versus inhibitor)