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antipyretic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs antipyretic

antipyretic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antipyretic Yes Yes No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of antipyretic; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than antipyretic:
  • antipyretic: any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
  • medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of antipyretic include medicament, medication, medicine.
antipyretic (noun) medicinal drug (noun)
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
antipyretic (adjective) medicinal drug (adjective)
preventing or alleviating fever
Difference between antipyretic and medicinal drug

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