BACTERIOSTATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bacteriostatic mean? 

• BACTERIOSTATIC (adjective)
  The adjective BACTERIOSTATIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis

  Familiarity information: BACTERIOSTATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACTERIOSTATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bacteriostasis (inhibition of the growth of bacteria)

Derivation:

bacteriostasis (inhibition of the growth of bacteria)

 Context examples 

Ethionamide may be bacteriostatic or bactericidal in action, depending on the concentration of the drug at the site of infection and the susceptibility of the organism involved.

(Ethionamide, NCI Thesaurus)

Erythromycin stearate may be bacteriostatic or bactericidal in action, depending on the concentration of the drug at the site of infection and the susceptibility of the organism involved.

(Erythromycin Stearate, NCI Thesaurus)

Erythromycin lactobionate may be bacteriostatic or bactericidal in action, depending on the concentration of the drug at the site of infection and the susceptibility of the organism involved.

(Erythromycin Lactobionate, NCI Thesaurus)

Aminosalicylate sodium exerts its bacteriostatic activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis, thereby suppressing growth and reproduction of M. tuberculosis, eventually leading to cell death.

(Aminosalicylate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A sodium salt form of fusidic acid, a bacteriostatic antibiotic derived from the fungus Fusidium coccineum and used as a topical medication to treat skin infections.

(Fusidate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A bacteriostatic antibiotic derived from the fungus Fusidium coccineum and used as a topical medication to treat skin infections.

(Fusidic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Minocycline exerts its bacteriostatic effect by binding to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit and preventing binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex during protein translation.

(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Thesaurus)

Meclocycline sulfosalicylate is bacteriostatic and inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, thereby preventing the addition of amino acids to the growing peptide chain.

(Meclocycline Sulfosalicylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A chlorinated bisphenol antiseptic agent with bacteriostatic activity.

(Hexachlorophene, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical cream formulation of the bacteriostatic antibiotic fusidic acid and the synthetic, long-acting glucocorticoid betamethasone valerate with potential anti-bacterial and immunomodulating activities.

(Fusidic Acid/Betamethasone Valerate Topical Cream, NCI Thesaurus)