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comparative more bacteriostatic, superlative most bacteriostatic
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them. quotations examples
All these compounds were bacteriostatic, affecting the bacterial metabolism and preventing its multiplication in the host, thereby permitting natural body defences to succeed against the invader.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 438