bacteriostatically

18 LETTERS · 8 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

bacteriostatically is a valid 18-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

B3A1C3T1E1R1I1O1S1T1A1T1I1C3A1L1L1Y4

3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =27 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81

MEANING

What does bacteriostatically mean?