As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and lactoferrin
is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while lactoferrin is a globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva.
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
lactoferrin
English
Noun
(
wikipedia lactoferrin)
A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva.
Synonyms
* lactotransferrin
