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fungistatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
fungistat-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.

noun

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

Etymology

International scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from fungi- + -static = fungistasis + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more fungistatic (comparative) most fungistatic (superlative) fungistatics (plural)

Derived Forms

nonfungistatic

Frequently Paired Words

fungistasis fungicidal mycocidal bacteriostatic fungicide mycocide

Synonyms

mycostatic

Questions

What does fungistatic mean?
That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.
Where does fungistatic come from?
International scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from fungi- + -static = fungistasis + -ic.

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