Usually means: Inhibition of bacterial growth, reproduction.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (bacteriostasis)

▸ noun:  (biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.

Similar:
stationary phase, biopreservation, pseudolysogeny, cryptobiosis, biostimulation, biostasis, biocontainment, bacteriogram, biopreservative, stabilate, more...

Opposite:
bacterial growth

Adjectives:
selective, effective, intestinal, complete, thermal, dye, bacteriostatic, sulfanilamide, induced

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Similar:
stationary phase, biopreservation, pseudolysogeny, cryptobiosis, biostimulation, biostasis, biocontainment, bacteriogram, biopreservative, stabilate, more...

Opposite:
bacterial growth

Adjectives:
selective, effective, intestinal, complete, thermal, dye, bacteriostatic, sulfanilamide, induced



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