Antiviral vs Antibacterial - What's the difference?
antiviral | antibacterial |
(medicine) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
(computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
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As adjectives the difference between antiviral and antibacterial
is that antiviral is inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus while antibacterial is killing or inhibiting bacteria.As a noun antibacterial is
a drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.antiviral
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(-)antibacterial
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Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
Noun
(en noun)- Many household products contain antibacterials .