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Antibiotic vs Saframycin - What's the difference?

antibiotic | saframycin |

As nouns the difference between antibiotic and saframycin

is that antibiotic is any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms while saframycin is any of a family of antitumor antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces lavendulae, that have a complex, polycyclic structure.

As an adjective antibiotic

is of or relating to antibiotics.

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

    saframycin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) Any of a family of antitumor antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces lavendulae , that have a complex, polycyclic structure