Antibacterial (disambiguation)
# 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
