analgesic vs hydromorphone hydrochloride

hydromorphone hydrochloride vs analgesic

analgesic and hydromorphone hydrochloride both are nouns.

analgesic is an adjective but hydromorphone hydrochloride is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
analgesic	Yes	Yes	No	No
hydromorphone hydrochloride	Yes	No	No	No

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

analgesic: a medicine used to relieve pain
hydromorphone hydrochloride: a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain

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, Fentanyl, Sublimaze, Dilaudid, hydromorphone, morphia, morphine, pentazocine, Talwin, phenazopyridine, Pyridium, Darvon, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride, sodium salicylate.

analgesic (noun)	hydromorphone hydrochloride (noun)
a medicine used to relieve pain	a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain

analgesic (adjective)	hydromorphone hydrochloride (adjective)
capable of relieving pain

Difference between analgesic and hydromorphone hydrochloride

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