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noun
A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
inhibition of the growth of bacteria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organic process, biological process
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- English stasis English bacteriostasis From bacterio- + stasis.
