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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBacteriostatic
/ˌbæk.tɪə.ri.əˈstæt.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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."
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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 Modern Latin, combining 'bacteria' (from Greek bakterion, meaning 'small staff') and 'static' (from Greek statikos, meaning 'causing to stand' or 'halt'). It entered scientific and medical terminology in the early 20th century to describe agents that inhibit bacterial proliferation without necessarily destroying the organisms outright.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bacteriostatic" is said worldwide
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bactériostatique
Transliteration: /bak.te.ʁjɔs.ta.tik/
"Cet antibiotique a un effet bactériostatique sur le germe."
bakteriostatisch
Transliteration: /bak.te.ʁioˈʃtaː.tɪʃ/
"Die Substanz wirkt bakteriostatisch und stoppt das Wachstum der Erreger."
batteriostatico
Transliteration: /bat.te.rjoˈsta.ti.ko/
"Il farmaco ha proprietà batteriostatiche."
bacteriostático
Transliteration: /bak.te.ɾjoˈsta.ti.ko/
"El tratamiento bacteriostático impide la multiplicación de las bacterias."
bacteriostático
Transliteration: /bak.te.ɾjoˈsta.ti.ku/
"O medicamento bacteriostático controla a infecção."
जीवाणुстатиक
Transliteration: jīvāṇu-stātik
Script: जीवाणुस्थatic
"यह दवा जीवाणु वृद्धि को रोकने का काम करती है।"
抑菌的
Transliteration: yìjūn de
"这种药物具有抑菌作用。"
세균 증식 억제성
Transliteration: se-gyun jeung-sik eok-je-seong
"이 항생제는 세균 증식 억제성 작용을 합니다."
静菌的
Transliteration: seikinteki
"この薬剤は静菌的な効果を示します。"
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