| 单词 |
bacteriostasis |
| 释义 |
bacteriostasis|bækˌtɪərɪəʊˈsteɪsɪs|
[f. bacterio-, combining form of bacterium + Gr. στάσις stopping.]
Inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destroying them. So bacteriostatic |-ˈstætɪk| a., also as n.; bacˈteriostat, an agent that causes bacteriostasis.
1912Jrnl. Exper. Med. XVI. 229 Its bacteriostatic action on the violet positive organisms is evident enough. 1918C. H. Browning Appl. Bacteriol. v. 83 This property of inhibiting proliferation, or ‘bacteriostatic action’ as it has been termed by Gildersleeve..is a remarkable phenomenon. 1920Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 17 Jan. 145/1 The results of attempts to apply the selective bacteriostatic power of gentian violet to the treatment of infected wounds. The activity of the dye is described as bacteriostasis, the dye is called a bacteriostat, and its property is referred to as bacteriostatic. 1936Nature 15 Aug. 295/1 Selective bacteriostasis (the inhibitory action of such substances as dyestuffs and the products of their own metabolism on the growth of bacteria and fungi). 1942Brit. Jrnl. Exper. Path. XXIII. 123 (title) Proactinomycin: A ‘Bacteriostatic’ Produced by a Species of Proactinomyces. 1944Lancet 17 June 792/2 Cultures whose growth is delayed or prevented by..one of the substances called bacteriostats. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：bacteriostasis英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 扫描转换算法 释义 【计】 scan conversion algorithm 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻......