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Disinfectants vs Antimicrobial - What's the difference?

disinfectants | antimicrobial |

As nouns the difference between disinfectants and antimicrobial

is that disinfectants is while antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action.

As an adjective antimicrobial is

tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.

disinfectants

English

Noun

(head)

    • 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