bacteriostasis
noun/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌsteɪ.sɪs/
Etymology From bacterio- + stasis.
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Biology, Natural sciences A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
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