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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

bacteriostasis

· IPA /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌsteɪ.sɪs/
01 n. inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright killing of the organism.
  1. 1.
    inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright killing of the organism.