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antiseptic vs medicament

medicament vs antiseptic

antiseptic and medicament both are nouns.

antiseptic is an adjective but medicament is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiseptic Yes Yes No No
medicament Yes No No No
As nouns, medicament is a hypernym of antiseptic; that is, medicament is a word with a broader meaning than antiseptic:
  • antiseptic: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
  • medicament: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of antiseptic include medication, medicinal drug, medicine.
antiseptic (noun) medicament (noun)
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
antiseptic (adjective) medicament (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 medicament

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