noun
- a substance that inhibits or stops the growth of fungi without necessarily killing them
Usage: technical; medical/pharmaceutical
Examples
- The cream contains a fungistat that prevents fungal infections from spreading.
- Doctors prescribed a fungistat to slow the growth of the infection while the immune system fought it.
- This fungistat is effective against common dermatophytes.
- The fungistat works by disrupting the cell membrane of the fungus.
- Unlike a fungicide, a fungistat does not kill the organism outright.