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bacteriostatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
bac-te-rio-stat-ic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

An agent (drug or other substance) that is bacteriostatic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- English -static English bacteriostatic From bacterio- + -static.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Inflected Forms

more bacteriostatic (comparative) most bacteriostatic (superlative) bacteristatic (alternative) bacteriostatics (plural)

Derived Forms

bacteriostatically mycobacteriostatic nonbacteriostatic

Frequently Paired Words

bactericidal bacteriocidal bactericide bacteriocide fungistatic mycostatic

Questions

What does bacteriostatic mean?
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
Where does bacteriostatic come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- English -static English bacteriostatic From bacterio- + -static.

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