bacteriostatic
nounEtymology From bacterio- + -static.
1
An agent (drug or other substance) that is bacteriostatic.
bacteriostatic
adjEtymology From bacterio- + -static.
1
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
- 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.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 438:
- Derived terms
- bacteriostatically, mycobacteriostatic, nonbacteriostatic