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Antimicrobial vs Sulfathiazole - What's the difference?

antimicrobial | sulfathiazole |

As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and sulfathiazole

is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while sulfathiazole is a short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.

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

    • sulfathiazole

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sulphathiazole

    Noun

    (wikipedia sulfathiazole)
  • A short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.