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anthelminthic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs anthelminthic

anthelminthic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anthelminthic Yes Yes No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of anthelminthic; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than anthelminthic:
  • anthelminthic: a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
  • medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of anthelminthic include medicament, medication, medicine.
anthelminthic (noun) medicinal drug (noun)
a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
anthelminthic (adjective) medicinal drug (adjective)
capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
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