bacteriostasis: Meaning and Definition of

bac•te•ri•o•sta•sis

Pronunciation: (bak-tēr"ē-u-stā'sis), [key]
— n.
  1. the prevention of the further growth of bacteria.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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