bacteriostatic
IPA: bæktˈɪrioʊstˈætɪk
adjective
- Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
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Examples of "bacteriostatic" 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 bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions.
- It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic, classified as a long acting type.
- Solutions are bacteriostatic or bactericidal according to their concentration.