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Antibiotic vs Metronidazole - What's the difference?

antibiotic | metronidazole |

As nouns the difference between antibiotic and metronidazole

is that antibiotic is antibiotic while metronidazole is (medicine) an antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat a range of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections.

As an adjective antibiotic

is antibiotic.

antibiotic

English

(wikipedia antibiotic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms.

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
  • (obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.

    • See also

    * antibacterial * antiseptic

    metronidazole

    English

    Noun

  • (medicine) An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat a range of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections

    • See also

    *(wikipedia "metronidazole")