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analgesic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs analgesic

analgesic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

analgesic is an adjective but medicinal drug is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
analgesic Yes Yes No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of analgesic; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than analgesic:
  • analgesic: a medicine used to relieve pain
  • medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of analgesic include medicament, medication, medicine.
analgesic (noun) medicinal drug (noun)
a medicine used to relieve pain (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
analgesic (adjective) medicinal drug (adjective)
capable of relieving pain
Difference between analgesic and medicinal drug

Words related to "medicinal drug"


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