antibiotic vs aztreonam

aztreonam vs antibiotic

antibiotic and aztreonam both are nouns.

antibiotic is an adjective but aztreonam is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antibiotic	Yes	Yes	No	No
aztreonam	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aztreonam is a hyponym of antibiotic; that is, aztreonam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antibiotic:

antibiotic: a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
aztreonam: an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects

Other hyponyms of antibiotic include actinomycin, amphotericin, antimycin, antineoplastic antibiotic, Azactam, bacitracin, carbomycin, cephaloglycin, Kafocin, cephaloridine, cephalosporin, Mefoxin, chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin, Aureomycin, chlortetracycline, Cipro, ciprofloxacin, cycloserine, dihydrostreptomycin, doxorubicin, doxycycline, Vibramycin, E-Mycin, Erythrocin, erythromycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin, Garamycin, gentamicin, gramicidin, kanamycin, Kantrex, Lincocin, lincomycin, mitomycin, Mutamycin, mycomycin, fradicin, Neobiotic, neomycin, novobiocin, Mycostatin, Nystan, nystatin, hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin, penicillin, polymyxin, Primaxin, pyocyanase, pyocyanin, spectinomycin, streptomycin, streptothricin, subtilin, Nebcin, tobramycin, tyrocidin, tyrocidine, tyrothricin, Vancocin, vancomycin, Viocin, viomycin.

antibiotic (noun)	aztreonam (noun)
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections	an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects

antibiotic (adjective)	aztreonam (adjective)
of or relating to antibiotic drugs

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