6. a suffix indicating that the antimicrobial agent will kill or destroy a certain group of microorganism suffix “ cide ” – meaning to kill viricide – destroys virus fungicide – destroys fungi bactericide – destroys bacteria Suffix “ static/stasis ” – meaning to stand still a suffix indicating that the agent will prevent the growth or multiplication of the type of organism but are not killed outright bacteriostatic - prevents the growth of bacteria fungistatic – prevents the growth of fungi