What does "fungistatic" mean?

An agent (drug or other substance) that is fungistatic.

What is a synonym for "fungistatic"?

Common synonyms include: antifungal.

adj, noun

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Noun

Adjective

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That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.

International scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from fungi- + -static = fungistasis + -ic.