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anthelmintic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs anthelmintic

anthelmintic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anthelmintic Yes Yes No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of anthelmintic; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than anthelmintic:
  • anthelmintic: 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 anthelmintic include medicament, medication, medicine.
anthelmintic (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
anthelmintic (adjective) medicinal drug (adjective)
capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
Difference between anthelmintic and medicinal drug

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