Fungistatic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An agent (drug or other substance) that is fungistatic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.

Synonyms

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mycostaticmycostatic

Etymology

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

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