How are antiseptics different from disinfectants ?

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How are antiseptics different from disinfectants ? How does an antibiotic different from these two ? Give one example of each of them.

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[Hint : Antiseptics may kill or stop the growth of microbes and safe for living tissues, where an disinfectants kill microbes but not safe for living tissues. While antibiotic are produced by micro organism, can inhibit the growth of other microorganism.
Example : Antiseptic : 0.2% phenol, Disinfectant : 1% phenol, Antibiotic :
Penicillin]

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