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bacteriostat (s) (noun), bacteriostats (pl)
Any agent, such as a chemical, that decreases or retards bacterial multiplication or growth: Interestingly enough, bacteriostats are used in plastics to inhibit or restrain the development of microbes on the surfaces of plastic articles.
This entry is located in the following units: bacterio-, bacteri-, bacter-, -bacteria, -bacterial, -bacterially, -bacterium (page 3) stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist (page 2)