Antibacterial (disambiguation)

Antibacterial usually refers to an antibiotic, a principal type of antimicrobial agent used mainly against bacteria; it may kill or inhibit them.

Antibacterial may also refer to:


 * Antiseptic, a principal type of antimicrobial agent used mainly against bacteria; it may kill or inhibit them
 * Disinfectant, an agent to impair microbes in cleaning/sanitation but not taken internally as medicine; it may kill or inhibit them
 * Bactericide, an agent that kills bacteria populations
 * Bacteriostatic agent, an agent that does not kill bacteria populations but inhibits their growth
 * Antibacterial soap, whose active ingredient may be any of the above