different between antimicrobial vs antiviral

English

Alternative forms

• anti-microbial

Etymology

anti- +? microbial

Adjective

antimicrobial (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
2. (pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
3. (pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes

Synonyms

• antimicrobic

Translations

Noun

antimicrobial (plural antimicrobials)

1. an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action

Translations

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.