I believe by convention an antibiotic that is used on non-living things is called a disinfectant. The dictionary says that an antibiotic is anything that kills some forms of life.
Marshall Wayne Fugitt wrote: > Evening Ian and Marshall, > > >> Ian Roe wrote: >> >> > Well first of all, silver is not an antibiotic, doesn't work like >> > an antibiotic at all. >> >> You are the first here to claim that CS does not kill germs. How >> are you ever going to support those claims that completely go >> against everyone's experience here? > > > What is the best and accepted definition of antibiotic? > > If something kills microscopic life, looks like it would be an > antibiotic. It don't have to kill all of them, if it killed only one > type, would it still not be an antibiotic? > > Seems one could market chlorox as an antibiotic. When I was in the > dairy busniess, we used a powdered material called "LaBax" which > smelled like chlorox and acted like it. > > Not all antibiotic substances have to be drinkable do they? > > Wayne
