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bacterioscopic |
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bacterioscopy |
bacteriostasis
| bacteriostat
| bacteriostatic
| bacterise
| bacterium
| bacterize
bacteriostasis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bacteriostasis has 1 sense
- bacteriostasis(n = noun.process) - inhibition of the growth of bacteria; is a kind of biological process, organic process
Derived form adjective bacteriostatic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
bacteriostasis, n.
inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright killing of the organism. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bacteriostasis, n. the inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
Derivative
bacteriostatic adj.
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