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• This concentration of sugar is sufficient to inhibit (or impede, or stunt, or delay, or retard) the growth of most microorganisms.
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь• This concentration of sugar is sufficient to inhibit (or impede, or stunt, or delay, or retard) the growth of most microorganisms.
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь