Different between microbistatic and microbicidal

Here's the meaning of microbistatic :

"Microbistatic" is a process of of growing microorganisms.

Here's the meaning of microbicidal :

"Microbicidal" is the process of killing microorganisms.

The difference here is that one makes microorganisms grow, while the other makes microorganisms stop growing.

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