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Antimicrobial vs Ansamycin - What's the difference?

antimicrobial | ansamycin |

As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and ansamycin

is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while ansamycin is (biochemistry) any of a family of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and antiviral effects.

As an adjective antimicrobial

is tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.

antimicrobial

English

Alternative forms

* anti-microbial

Adjective

(-)
  • tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
  • inhibiting the growth of microbes
  • preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes

    • Synonyms

    * antimicrobic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action

    • ansamycin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia ansamycin)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a family of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and antiviral effects.

    • Hyponyms

    * rifamycin * streptovaricin