🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

抑菌的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yìjūn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bacteriostatic/ˌbæk.tɪə.ri.əˈstæt.ɪk/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种药物具有抑菌作用。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of bacteria without killing them.

    "The physician prescribed a bacteriostatic antibiotic to help the patient's immune system clear the infection."
As noun
  1. 1

    An agent or substance that prevents the growth of bacteria.

    "The laboratory disinfectant acts as a powerful bacteriostatic to maintain a sterile environment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from New Latin, combining the Greek 'baktērion' (small staff, bacterium) with the Greek 'statikos' (causing to stand, stopping), coined in the early 20th century during the rapid expansion of modern microbiology and pharmacology. The term historically emerged to describe chemical agents that inhibit bacterial growth without necessarily destroying the organisms outright.

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