-stat
-stat
noun combining formDefinition of -STAT
1
: stabilizing agent or device <thermostat>
2
: instrument for reflecting (something specified) constantly in one direction <heliostat>
3
: agent causing inhibition of growth without destruction <bacteriostat>
Origin of -STAT
New Latin -stata, from Greek -statēs one that stops or steadies, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand
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