Meanings
comparative more fungistatic · superlative most fungistatic
- That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.
Synonyms: mycostatic
plural fungistatics
- An agent (drug or other substance) that is fungistatic.
Synonyms: mycostatic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.
nounAn agent (drug or other substance) that is fungistatic.
Origin
International scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from fungi- + -static = fungistasis + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
fungistatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungistatic
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