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Definition of Bacteriostatic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis.

Definition of Bacteriostatic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bacteriostatic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Bacteriostatic

1. 1. Inhibiting the growth or multiplication of bacteria. 2. An agent that inhibits the growth or multiplication of bacteria. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Bacteriostatic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 200-299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Labeling for products other than bacteriostatic skin cleansers will be ... bacteriostatic skin cleanser for surgical scrubbing or handwashing as part of ..."

2. Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Lactoferrin, the second most abundant protein in human milk, is bacteriostatic in vitro and in tissue culture tests against a variety of bacteria, ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"The bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity of ampicillin against four E. coli ... The ratio of bactericidal to bacteriostatic activity for the E. coli and ..."

4. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Preventive Medicine by G. Koehler, Bernard Fantus, William Augustus Evans (1921)
"ganism, tested the bacteriostatic effect of a considerable number of the series ... This low bacteriostatic power makes it clear why there is failure to ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Despite repeated efforts we were unable to detect significant bacteriostatic or fungi- static activity in extracts of the ant Atta colombica ..."

6. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1914)
"THE bacteriostatic EFFECT OF GENTIAN VIOLET ON THE BACILLUS TETANI Throughout these experiments, except where specifically noted to the contrary, ..."

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