antimicrobial

As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and ansamycin

is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while ansamycin is (biochemistry) any of a family of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and antiviral effects.

As an adjective antimicrobial

is tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.

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.

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.

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.

As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and pyroptosis

is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while pyroptosis is (biology) a form of programmed cell death associated with antimicrobial responses during inflammation.

As an adjective antimicrobial

is tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.