Bacteriostat

Definition: Bacteriostat

Bacteriostat

Noun

1. A chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth.

Crosswords: Bacteriostat

Specialty definitions using "bacteriostat": Dequalinium. (references)

A bacteriostat is a biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis. It stops bacteria from reproducing, while not necessarily harming them otherwise. Upon removal of the bacteriostat, the bacteria usually start to grow again. Bacteriostats are often used in plastics to prevent growth of bacteria on the plastic surface.

Language		Translations for "bacteriostat"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Pig Latin		acteriostatbay.(various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "bacteriostat": bacteriostatic, bacteriostats. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-i-o-r-s-t-t-t"
	-2 letters: aerobatics.
	-3 letters: abattoirs, aerobatic, ascorbate, bacterias, boracites, brattices, brattiest, cabrettas, obstetric, tractates.
	-4 letters: abattoir, abettors, abreacts, abstract, abstrict, acrobats, aerobics, aerostat, airboats, ariettas, aristate, attestor, attracts, bacteria, battiest, bearcats, birettas, bisector, boracite, brattice, cabarets, cabestro, cabresta, cabresto, cabretta, castrate, castrati, castrato, catboats, cattiest, citators, citrates, coattest, cottiers, cristate, iceboats, rattiest, ricottas, scattier, tabarets, tabetics, taborets, teacarts, testator, titrates, toastier, tractate, tristate.
	-5 letters: abaters, abators, abattis, abettor, abreact, abreast, abrosia, acrobat, aerobia, aerobic, aerosat, airboat, arietta, aristae, artiest, artiste, ascribe, astatic, asteria, astrict, atresia, attires, attract, attrite, baiters, barites, batiste, batters, battier, bearcat, bettors, biretta, bistate, bistort, bitters, boaster, boaters, boraces, borates, cabaret, carates, caribes, caritas, catboat, cattier, catties, citator, citrate, coaster, coaters, corbies, costate, cottars, cotters, cottier, cristae, erotica, erotics, etatist, iceboat, iratest, isobare, orbiest, ostraca, rabatos, raciest, ratites, rebaits, rebatos, ricotta, rotates, satiate, scatter, scoriae, scottie, sorbate, statice, stearic, stretta, stretti, stretto, striate, strobic, tabaret, tabetic, taboret, tartest, tastier, tatters, tattier, tatties, teacart, terbias, titrate, titters, toaster, totters, tricots, trisect, tritest.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-i-o-r-s-t-t-t"
	+1 letter: bacteriostats.
	+2 letters: bacteriostatic.
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