antibacterial drug vs medicinal drug

antibacterial drug and medicinal drug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antibacterial drug	Yes	No	No	No
medicinal drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of antibacterial drug; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than antibacterial drug:

antibacterial drug: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of antibacterial drug include medicament, medication, medicine.

antibacterial drug (noun)	medicinal drug (noun)
any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

antibacterial drug vs medicinal drug

antibacterial drug and medicinal drug both are nouns.

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