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antibiotic vs cephalosporin

cephalosporin vs antibiotic

antibiotic and cephalosporin both are nouns.

antibiotic is an adjective but cephalosporin is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antibiotic Yes Yes No No
cephalosporin Yes No No No
As nouns, cephalosporin is a hyponym of antibiotic; that is, cephalosporin 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
  • cephalosporin: one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
antibiotic (noun) cephalosporin (noun)
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
antibiotic (adjective) cephalosporin (adjective)
of or relating to antibiotic drugs
Difference between antibiotic and cephalosporin

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