1) Biological process 2) Organic process 
Able to inhibit the growth and reproduction of at least some types of bacteria. 
1. inhibiting the growth or multiplication of bacteria. 2. an agent that inhibits the growth or multiplication of bacteria.
Inhibiting or retarding the growth of bacteria.
(from the article `sulfa drug`) Sulfa drugs are bacteriostatic; i.e., they inhibit the growth and multiplication of bacteria but do not kill them. They act by interfering with the ...
Capable of inhibiting bacterial growth. 
1. <microbiology> Inhibiting the growth or multiplication of bacteria. ... 2. <pharmacology> An agent that inhibits the growth or multiplication of bacteria. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(bak-tēr″e-o-stat´ik) inhibiting growth or multiplication of bacteria; see also antibacterial. an agent that so acts.
A substance (e.g. preservative) having the ability to slow down the growth of bacteria.
Adjective applied to substances that inhibit the growth of bacteria without necessarily killing them.
Type: Term Pronunciation: bak-tēr′ē-ō-stat′ik Definitions: 1. Inhibiting or retarding the multiplication of bacteria.
Bacteriostatic: Capable of inhibiting the growth or reproduction of bacteria. Different from bactericidal (capable of killing bacteria outright).
Slowing or stopping the proliferation of bacteria.
Capable of inhibiting bacterial growth (but not necessarily capable of killing bacteria).
[adj] - of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
having the ability to inhibit bacterial growth, generally by means of chemical or physical treatment; reversible inhibition of a microbe’s ability to divide
term used to describe a substance that stops the growth of bacteria (such as an antibiotic) 
adjective of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
Inhibits or retards bacterial growth