bacteriostatic
English
Adjective
bacteriostatic (comparative more bacteriostatic, superlative most bacteriostatic)
- Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 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.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 438:
Coordinate terms
Translations
of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
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Romanian
Etymology
From French bactériostatique.
Adjective
bacteriostatic m or n (feminine singular bacteriostatică, masculine plural bacteriostatici, feminine and neuter plural bacteriostatice)
Declension
Declension of bacteriostatic
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| 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 | |||
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