antiseptic vs iodoform

iodoform vs antiseptic

antiseptic and iodoform both are nouns.

antiseptic is an adjective but iodoform is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antiseptic	Yes	Yes	No	No
iodoform	Yes	No	No	No

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

antiseptic: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
iodoform: a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing

Other hyponyms of antiseptic include chloramine-T, chloramine, chlorhexidine, gramicidin, triiodomethane, merbromine, Mercurochrome, Argyrol, mild silver protein, fradicin, Neobiotic, neomycin, Merthiolate, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, thimerosal, iodine, tincture of iodine.

antiseptic (noun)	iodoform (noun)
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues	a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing
	sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3

antiseptic (adjective)	iodoform (adjective)
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
devoid of objectionable language
clean and honest
freeing from error or corruption

Difference between antiseptic and iodoform

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