fungistaticadj.
/fʌndʒᵻˈstatɪk/, /fʌŋɡᵻˈstatɪk/, U.S. /ˌfəndʒəˈstædɪk/, /ˌfəŋɡəˈstædɪk/ That inhibits or prevents the growth of fungi.
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the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [adjective] > inhibiting growth of
staling1916
fungistatic1922
1922 Arch. Dermatol. & Syphilol. 6 754 We have endeavored by a fungistatic (restraining) test and a fungicidal (killing) test to determine the affinities of various commonly employed medicaments and of certain laboratory stains for three different, pathogenic molds.
1952 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 27 June 5 (advt.) McKesson's Foot Powder. Fungistatic. 29¢.
1986 E. A. Curl & B. Truelove Rhizosphere iv. 121 As fungistatic compounds are degraded in the soil, mycorrhizal fungi resume growth rather rapidly.
2011 K. Matsuura in D. E. Bignell et al. Biol. Termites x. 259 It has been reported that the saliva of termites has fungistatic properties.
Derivatives
fungiˈstatically adv.
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the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [adverb] > in a manner that inhibits growth of fungi
fungistatically1940
1940 Jrnl. Amer. Leather Chemists Assoc. 35 499 P-nitrophenol..is about 50 times more powerful fungistatically.
1997 S. F. Laichena tr. E. Lück & M. Jager Antimicrobial Food Additives II. xxxi. 255 The second group of fungistatically active preservatives..[diffuse] from the packaging material or coating onto the surface of the food.
2003 B. E. Bauer et al. in I. B. Holland et al. ABC Proteins xv. 304/2 Several classes of antifungal agents acting either fungistatically or fungicidally are in clinical use to treat local as well as systemic infections.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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