bacteriostat

IPA: bæktˈɪrioʊstæt

Examples of "bacteriostat" in Sentences

Clindamycin has a bacteriostatic effect.
I suggest to move the page to Bacteriostatic agent.
These compounds have useful bacteriostatic activity.
The effects seen are usually bacteriostatic in nature.
They are bacteriostatic and their use is usually painless.
It is a topical bacteriostat, available in the form of salts.
It is bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions.
It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic, classified as a long acting type.
A bacteriostat is a biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis.
Solutions are bacteriostatic or bactericidal according to their concentration.
A bacteriostat must be registered if public health claims are made on its behalf.
A bacteriostat is a substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria in inanimate environments, preventing, say, rotting or odor of textiles or deterioration of paint.
Thus, if a manufacturer claimed that a chopping board treated with a bacteriostat killed common food pathogens, it would have to be registered and efficacy data submitted to prove its claims.
Depending upon whether a product can meet certain performance guidelines, a public health antimicrobial is classified as a bacteriostat, a sanitizer, a disinfectant (which is more strongly antimicrobial than a sanitizer), or a sterilizer (strongest of all).