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antiemetic vs dimenhydrinate

dimenhydrinate vs antiemetic

antiemetic and dimenhydrinate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiemetic Yes No No No
dimenhydrinate Yes No No No
As nouns, dimenhydrinate is a hyponym of antiemetic; that is, dimenhydrinate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antiemetic:
  • antiemetic: a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
  • dimenhydrinate: antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
Other hyponyms of antiemetic include Dramamine, Emetrol, prochlorperazine, Phenergan, promethazine.
antiemetic (noun) dimenhydrinate (noun)
a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
Difference between antiemetic and dimenhydrinate

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