Meanings
adjectivemicrobiostatic (comparative more microbiostatic, superlative most microbiostatic)
comparative more microbiostatic · superlative most microbiostatic
- That inhibits the growth or multiplication of microbes.
nounmicrobiostatic (plural microbiostatics)
plural microbiostatics
- An agent (drug or other substance) that is microbiostatic.
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Origin
By surface analysis, micro- + biostatic.
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microbiostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbiostatic
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“microbiostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbiostatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microbiostatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbiostatic.
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