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BACTERIOSTAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bacteriostat mean?
• BACTERIOSTAT (noun)
The noun BACTERIOSTAT has 1 sense:
1. a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth
Familiarity information: BACTERIOSTAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("bacteriostat" is a kind of...):
agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)
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