Bacteriostasis

//bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌsteɪ.sɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    inhibition of the growth of bacteria wordnet

Etymology

From bacterio- + stasis.

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