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St. Joseph vs enteric-coated aspirin

enteric-coated aspirin vs St. Joseph

St. Joseph and enteric-coated aspirin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
St. Joseph Yes No No No
enteric-coated aspirin Yes No No No
As nouns, enteric-coated aspirin is a hyponym of St. Joseph; that is, enteric-coated aspirin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than St. Joseph:
  • St. Joseph: the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
  • enteric-coated aspirin: aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
Other hyponyms of St. Joseph include aspirin powder, headache powder, buffered aspirin, Bufferin.
St. Joseph (noun) enteric-coated aspirin (noun)
the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
Difference between St. Joseph and enteric-coated aspirin

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