different between antibiotic vs antiviral

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French antibiotique.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æn.ti.ba???t.?k/, /?æn.ta?.ba???t.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æn.ta?.ba???.t?k/, /?æn.t?.ba???.t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Noun

antibiotic (plural antibiotics)

1. (pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:antibiotic

Derived terms

• antibioticked
• antibioticogram

Translations

Adjective

antibiotic (comparative more antibiotic, superlative most antibiotic)

1. (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
2. (obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.

Translations

See also

• antibacterial
• antiseptic

Interlingua

Adjective

antibiotic (not comparable)

1. antibiotic

Related terms

• antibiotico

Romanian

Etymology

From French antibiotique

Noun

antibiotic n (plural antibiotice)

1. antibiotic

Declension

English

Etymology

anti- +? viral

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
2. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

Alternative forms

• anti-viral

Translations

Noun

antiviral (plural antivirals)

1. (pharmacology) An antiviral medication.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ti.vi.?al/

Adjective

antiviral (feminine singular antivirale, masculine plural antiviraux, feminine plural antivirales)

1. antiviral

German

Etymology

anti- +? viral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antivi??a?l/
• Hyphenation: an?ti?vi?ral

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

1. (medicine) antiviral

Declension

Further reading

• “antiviral” in Duden online

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +? viral.

Adjective

antiviral m or f (plural antivirais, comparable)

1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Noun

antiviral m (plural antivirais)

1. (pharmacology) a drug that acts against virus infections

Romanian

Etymology

From French antiviral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ti.vi?ral/

Adjective

antiviral m or n (feminine singular antiviral?, masculine plural antivirali, feminine and neuter plural antivirale)

1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Further reading

• antiviral in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +? viral.

Adjective

antiviral (plural antivirales)

1. antiviral

   Synonym: antivírico

Further reading

• “antiviral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.