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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

bacteriostatic

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01 adj. of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.
  1. 1.
    of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.
  2. 2.
    causing bacteriostasis; -- said of chemical substances, such as certain antibacterial agents.