Meanings
adjectivecytostatic (not comparable)
- not comparableTending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells.
nouncytostatic (plural cytostatics)
plural cytostatics
- Any substance which inhibits cell growth and multiplication.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
- Englishcyto-
- Englishcytostatic
Translations
Catalan citostàtic
- citostàtictending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
Czech cytostatický, cytostatikum
- cytostatickýtending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
- cytostatikumsubstance
Finnish sytostaattinen
- sytostaattinentending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
German zytostatisch
- zytostatischtending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
Greek κυτταροστατικός
- κυτταροστατικός (kyttarostatikós)tending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
Hungarian citosztatikus, citosztatikum
- citosztatikustending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
- citosztatikumsubstance
Italian citostatico
- citostaticotending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
Korean 세포 증식 억제성
- 세포 증식 억제성 (sepo jeungsik eokjeseong)tending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
Spanish citostático
- citostáticotending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication
Swedish cytostatikum, cytostatika
- cytostatikumsubstance
- cytostatikasubstance
Cite this entry
APA
cytostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytostatic
MLA
“cytostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytostatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytostatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytostatic.
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