bacteriostat
noun
bac·te·ri·o·stat bak-ˈtir-ē-ō-ˌstat 
: an agent that causes bacteriostasis
bacteriostatic
bak-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈsta-tik
adjective 
Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bacteriostat
noun
bac·te·ri·o·stat -ˈtir-ē-ō-ˌstat
variants also bacteriostatic
-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈstat-ik
: an agent that causes bacteriostasis
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