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Antiviral vs Disinfectant - What's the difference?

antiviral | disinfectant |

As adjectives the difference between antiviral and disinfectant

is that antiviral is (medicine) inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus while disinfectant is referring to something that contains a disinfectant or has the properties of a disinfectant.

As a noun disinfectant is

a substance which kills germs and/or viruses.

antiviral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
  • (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

    • 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.