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adrenaline vs vasoconstrictive

vasoconstrictive vs adrenaline

adrenaline and vasoconstrictive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adrenaline Yes No No No
vasoconstrictive Yes No No No
As nouns, vasoconstrictive is a hypernym of adrenaline; that is, vasoconstrictive is a word with a broader meaning than adrenaline:
  • adrenaline: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
  • vasoconstrictive: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Other hypernyms of adrenaline include pressor, vasoconstrictor, neurotransmitter.
adrenaline (noun) vasoconstrictive (noun)
a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Difference between adrenaline and vasoconstrictive

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