Meaning of bacteriostatic | Babel Free
Definitions
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
Equivalents
Deutsch
bakteriostatisch
Español
bacteriostático
Français
bactériostatique
Italiano
batteriostatico
Polski
bakteriostatyczny
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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