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Meaning of bacteriostatic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español bacteriostático

Français bactériostatique

Italiano batteriostatico

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.

See also

bacteriotherapeutic bacteriotoxic bacteriotrophic bacteriotropic bacterious bacteritic