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Antimicrobial vs Disinfectant - What's the difference?

antimicrobial | disinfectant |

As adjectives the difference between antimicrobial and disinfectant

is that antimicrobial is tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes while disinfectant is referring to something that contains a disinfectant or has the properties of a disinfectant.

As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and disinfectant

is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while disinfectant is a substance which kills germs and/or viruses.

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

    • disinfectant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Referring to something that contains a disinfectant or has the properties of a disinfectant.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance which kills germs and/or viruses.