As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and magainin
is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while magainin is any of the antimicrobial peptides isolated from the skin of a species of frog, the african clawed frog.
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
magainin
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of the antimicrobial peptides isolated from the skin of a species of frog, the African clawed frog.