What is the difference between antibiotics and antibacterial?
antibiotics | antibacterial |
Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
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, title= (pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
As nouns the difference between antibiotics and antibacterial
is that antibiotics is (antibiotic) while antibacterial is (pharmacology) a drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.As a adjective antibacterial is
killing or inhibiting bacteria.antibacterial
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Adjective
(-)Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
Noun
(en noun)- Many household products contain antibacterials .
