Meanings
comparative more bacteriostatic · superlative most bacteriostatic · alternative bacteristatic
- 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
plural bacteriostatics · alternative bacteristatic
- An agent (drug or other substance) that is bacteriostatic.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterio-
- Englishbacteriostatic
Translations
Catalan bacteriostàtic
- bacteriostàticof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
French bactériostatique
- bactériostatiqueof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
German bakteriostatisch
- bakteriostatischof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
Hungarian bakteriosztatikus
- bakteriosztatikusof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
Italian batteriostatico
- batteriostaticoof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
Polish bakteriostatyczny
- bakteriostatycznyof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
Portuguese bacteriostático
- bacteriostáticoof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
Spanish bacteriostático
- bacteriostáticoof or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat
Cite this entry
bacteriostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriostatic
“bacteriostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriostatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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