analgesic vs Fentanyl

Fentanyl vs analgesic

analgesic and Fentanyl both are nouns.

analgesic is an adjective but Fentanyl is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
analgesic	Yes	Yes	No	No
Fentanyl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Fentanyl is a hyponym of analgesic; that is, Fentanyl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than analgesic:

analgesic: a medicine used to relieve pain
Fentanyl: trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug

Other hyponyms of analgesic include acetaminophen, Anacin III, Datril, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Tylenol, acetanilid, acetanilide, phenylacetamide, acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin, amidopyrine, aminopyrine, acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph, codeine, colchicine, Sublimaze, Dilaudid, hydromorphone, hydromorphone hydrochloride, morphia, morphine, pentazocine, Talwin, phenazopyridine, Pyridium, Darvon, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride, sodium salicylate.

analgesic (noun)	Fentanyl (noun)
a medicine used to relieve pain	trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug

analgesic (adjective)	Fentanyl (adjective)
capable of relieving pain

Difference between analgesic and Fentanyl

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